Historical notes

The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:

Am	amended	LW	legislation website	Sch	Schedule
Cl	clause	No	number	Schs	Schedules
Cll	clauses	p	page	Sec	section
Div	Division	pp	pages	Secs	sections
Divs	Divisions	Reg	Regulation	Subdiv	Subdivision
GG	Government Gazette	Regs	Regulations	Subdivs	Subdivisions
Ins	inserted	Rep	repealed	Subst	substituted

Table of amending instruments

Freedom of Information Act 1989 No 5. Assented to 21.3.1989. Date of commencement, 1.7.1989, sec 2 and GG No 78 of 23.6.1989, p 3613. This Act has been amended as follows:

1989	No 134	State Owned Corporations Act 1989. Assented to 15.9.1989. Date of commencement, 22.9.1989, sec 2 and GG No 97 of 22.9.1989, p 7312. Amended by Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1990 No 108. Assented to 13.12.1990. Date of commencement of item (2) of the provisions of Sch 1 relating to the State Owned Corporations Act 1989, 22.9.1989, Sch 1.
	No 226	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 3) 1989. Assented to 21.12.1989. Date of commencement of the provision of Sch 1 relating to the Freedom of Information Act 1989, assent, sec 2.
1990	No 48	Police and Superannuation Legislation (Amendment) Act 1990. Assented to 26.6.1990. Date of commencement, 1.7.1990, sec 2 and GG No 82 of 29.6.1990, p 5409.
	No 63	Adoption Information Act 1990. Assented to 26.10.1990. Date of commencement of Sch 1, 2.4.1991, sec 2 (1) and GG No 41 of 8.3.1991, p 1893.
	No 79	Ombudsman (Amendment) Act 1990. Assented to 4.12.1990. Date of commencement, 18.1.1991, sec 2 and GG No 16 of 18.1.1991, p 467.
1991	No 17	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1991. Assented to 3.5.1991. Date of commencement of the provision of Sch 1 relating to the Freedom of Information Act 1989, assent, sec 2.
	No 38	Government Insurance Office (Privatisation) Act 1991. Assented to 22.11.1991. Date of commencement of Sch 2, 1.1.1992, sec 2 (1) and GG No 180 of 20.12.1991, p 10553.
	No 94	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1991. Assented to 17.12.1991. Date of commencement of item (1) of the provisions of Sch 1 relating to the Freedom of Information Act 1989, assent, Sch 1; date of commencement of item (2) of those provisions, 1.1.1992, Sch 1.
	No 96	Superannuation Administration Act 1991. Assented to 17.12.1991. Date of commencement of Sch 6, 2.3.1992, sec 2 (1) and GG No 20 of 14.2.1992, p 848.
1992	No 38	Freedom of Information (Amendment) Act 1992. Assented to 19.5.1992. Date of commencement, 1.7.1992, sec 2 and GG No 75 of 26.6.1992, p 4273.
1993	No 32	Local Government (Consequential Provisions) Act 1993. Assented to 8.6.1993. Date of commencement of Sch 2, 1.7.1993, sec 2 (1) and GG No 73 of 1.7.1993, p 3342.
	No 67	Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games Act 1993. Assented to 9.11.1993. Date of commencement, 12.11.1993, sec 2 and GG No 124 of 12.11.1993, p 6716.
	No 87	Legal Profession Reform Act 1993. Assented to 29.11.1993. Date of commencement of Sch 6, 1.7.1994, sec 2 and GG No 78 of 10.6.1994, p 2763.
	No 105	Health Care Complaints Act 1993. Assented to 2.12.1993. Date of commencement of the provision of Sch 3 relating to the Freedom of Information Act 1989, 1.7.1994, sec 2 and GG No 88 of 1.7.1994, p 3239.
1994	No 73	State Bank (Privatisation) Act 1994. Assented to 23.11.1994. Date of commencement of the provision of Sch 2 relating to the Freedom of Information Act 1989, 31.12.1994, sec 21 and GG No 179 of 30.12.1994, p 7847.
	No 92	Protected Disclosures Act 1994. Assented to 12.12.1994. Date of commencement, 1.3.1995, sec 2 and GG No 18 of 24.2.1995, p 915.
1995	No 10	Olympic Co-ordination Authority Act 1995. Assented to 9.6.1995. Date of commencement, 30.6.1995, sec 2. Amended by Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1995 No 99. Assented to 21.12.1995. Date of commencement of the provision of Sch 2 relating to the Olympic Co-ordination Authority Act 1995, assent, sec 2 (2).
	No 32	State Owned Corporations Amendment Act 1995. Assented to 23.6.1995. Date of commencement, 1.7.1995, sec 2 and GG No 79 of 30.6.1995, p 3437.
	No 78	Children (Care and Protection) Amendment Act 1995. Assented to 12.12.1995. Date of commencement, 1.6.1996, sec 2 and GG No 65 of 31.5.1996, p 2753.
	No 95	Energy Services Corporations Act 1995. Assented to 21.12.1995. Date of commencement of the provisions of Sch 4 relating to the Freedom of Information Act 1989, 1.3.1996, sec 2 and GG No 26 of 1.3.1996, p 832.
	No 99	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1995. Assented to 21.12.1995. Date of commencement of the provision of Sch 1 relating to the Freedom of Information Act 1989, assent, sec 2 (2).
1996	No 29	Police Legislation Amendment Act 1996. Assented to 21.6.1996. Date of commencement of the provision of Sch 6 relating to the Freedom of Information Act 1989, 1.7.1996, sec 2 and GG No 77 of 28.6.1996, p 3285.
	No 39	Superannuation Administration Act 1996. Assented to 25.6.1996. Date of commencement, 1.7.1996, sec 2 and GG No 77 of 28.6.1996, p 3290.
	No 99	Fines Act 1996. Assented to 26.11.1996. Date of commencement of Sch 2, 27.1.1998, sec 2 (1) and GG No 1 of 2.1.1998, p 4.
	No 121	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1996. Assented to 3.12.1996. Date of commencement of Sch 1.5, 1.7.1996, Sch 1.5.
1997	No 18	Correctional Centres Amendment (Inspector-General) Act 1997. Assented to 12.6.1997. Date of commencement, 30.10.1998, sec 2 and GG No 155 of 30.10.1998, p 8511.
	No 20	National Electricity (New South Wales) Act 1997. Assented to 23.6.1997. Date of commencement of Sch 1.5, 13.12.1998, sec 2 and GG No 171 of 11.12.1998, p 9462.
	No 77	Administrative Decisions Legislation Amendment Act 1997. Assented to 10.7.1997. Date of commencement of Sch 5.16, 6.10.1998, sec 2 and GG No 143 of 2.10.1998, p 7889.
	No 127	Education Reform Amendment Act 1997. Assented to 15.12.1997. Date of commencement of Sch 4, 19.12.1997, sec 2 and GG No 149 of 19.12.1997, p 10093.
1998	No 17	State Records Act 1998. Assented to 2.6.1998. Date of commencement of Sch 4, 1.1.1999, sec 2 and GG No 171 of 11.12.1998, p 9457.
	No 67	Police Legislation Amendment (Protective Security Group) Act 1998. Assented to 2.7.1998. Date of commencement, 10.7.1998, sec 2 and GG No 105 of 10.7.1998, p 5327.
	No 110	Olympic Roads and Transport Authority Act 1998. Assented to 9.11.1998. Date of commencement, 31.12.1998, sec 2 and GG No 176 of 18.12.1998, p 9724.
	No 120	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1998. Assented to 26.11.1998. Date of commencement of Sch 1.18, assent, sec 2 (2).
	No 133	Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998. Assented to 30.11.1998. Date of commencement of Sch 3.3, 1.6.1999, sec 2 and GG No 63 of 28.5.1999, p 3571.
1999	No 5	Superannuation Administration Authority Corporatisation Act 1999. Assented to 7.6.1999. Date of commencement, 26.7.1999, sec 2 and GG No 84 of 23.7.1999, p 5146.
	No 85	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1999. Assented to 3.12.1999. Date of commencement of Sch 4, assent, sec 2 (1).
2000	No 60	Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2000. Assented to 5.7.2000. Date of commencement of Sch 2, 17.7.2000, sec 2 and GG No 88 of 14.7.2000, p 6231.
	No 75	Adoption Act 2000. Assented to 9.11.2000. Date of commencement of Sch 2, 1.2.2003, sec 2 and GG No 33 of 31.1.2003, p 591. Amended by Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002 No 53. Assented to 4.7.2002. Date of commencement of Sch 2.2, assent, sec 2 (2).
2001	No 56	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2001. Assented to 17.7.2001. Date of commencement of Sch 1.6, assent, sec 2 (2).
	No 121	Justices Legislation Repeal and Amendment Act 2001. Assented to 19.12.2001. Date of commencement of Sch 2, 7.7.2003, sec 2 and GG No 104 of 27.6.2003, p 5978.
	No 130	National Parks and Wildlife Amendment Act 2001. Assented to 19.12.2001. Date of commencement of Sch 6.2, 4.10.2002, sec 2 and GG No 163 of 4.10.2002, p 8560.
2002	No 26	Financial Services Reform (Consequential Amendments) Act 2002. Assented to 21.6.2002. Date of commencement of Sch 2.4, assent, sec 2 (1).
	No 40	Local Government Amendment (Miscellaneous) Act 2002. Assented to 25.6.2002. Date of commencement, 1.8.2002, sec 2 and GG No 122 of 26.7.2002, p 5543.
	No 78	Threatened Species Conservation Amendment Act 2002. Assented to 2.10.2002. Date of commencement of Sch 2.3, 31.1.2003, sec 2 and GG No 33 of 31.1.2003, p 600.
	No 96	Rail Safety Act 2002. Assented to 29.11.2002. Date of commencement, 8.2.2003, sec 2 and GG No 39 of 7.2.2003, p 766.
2003	No 65	Transport Legislation Amendment (Safety and Reliability) Act 2003. Assented to 20.11.2003. Date of commencement of Sch 5, 1.1.2004, sec 2 (1) and GG No 198 of 24.12.2003, p 11594.
2004	No 30	Freedom of Information Amendment (Terrorism and Criminal Intelligence) Act 2004. Assented to 13.5.2004. Date of commencement, 28.5.2004, sec 2 and GG No 91 of 28.5.2004, p 3220.
	No 47	Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Amendment Act 2004. Assented to 6.7.2004. Date of commencement of Sch 3.3, 26.7.2004, sec 2 (1) and GG No 124 of 23.7.2004, p 6013.

Table of amendments

Sec 6	Am 1990 No 48, Sch 1; 1993 No 32, Sch 2; 1995 No 32, Sch 3; 1995 No 95, Sch 4; 1997 No 77, Sch 5.16 [1]; 2001 No 121, Sch 2.120 [1] [2].
Sec 7	Am 1990 No 48, Sch 1; 1995 No 32, Sch 3; 1995 No 95, Sch 4; 2001 No 56, Sch 1.6.
Sec 8	Am 2001 No 56, Sch 1.6.
Sec 9	Am 1989 No 134, sec 37 (a) (am 1990 No 108, Sch 1).
Sec 11	Am 1998 No 17, Sch 4.1.
Sec 13	Rep 1993 No 32, Sch 2.
Secs 14, 16	Am 1993 No 32, Sch 2.
Sec 18	Am 1992 No 38, Sch 1 (1) (a).
Sec 20	Am 1992 No 38, Sch 1 (1) (b).
Sec 21	Am 1992 No 38, Sch 1 (1) (a).
Sec 22	Am 1992 No 38, Sch 1 (2).
Sec 24	Am 1992 No 38, Sch 1 (1) (a) (3); 1998 No 120, Sch 1.18 [1] [2].
Sec 25	Am 1991 No 17, Sch 1; 1991 No 94, Sch 1; 1992 No 38, Sch 1 (4) (5).
Sec 34	Am 1998 No 120, Sch 1.18 [3]–[5].
Secs 37, 41	Am 1992 No 38, Sch 1 (1) (a).
Sec 43	Am 1992 No 38, Sch 1 (1) (a); 1998 No 120, Sch 1.18 [6].
Sec 47	Am 1998 No 120, Sch 1.18 [7]–[9].
Sec 50	Am 1992 No 38, Sch 1 (1) (a).
Sec 52	Am 1992 No 38, Sch 1 (6); 1997 No 77, Sch 5.16 [2] [3].
Sec 52A	Ins 1995 No 99, Sch 1. Am 1998 No 120, Sch 1.18 [10] [11].
Part 5, Div 2	Subst 1997 No 77, Sch 5.16 [4].
Sec 52B	Ins 1997 No 77, Sch 5.16 [4].
Sec 53	Subst 1997 No 77, Sch 5.16 [4].
Sec 54	Am 1990 No 79, Sch 2 (1). Subst 1997 No 77, Sch 5.16 [4].
Secs 55, 56	Subst 1997 No 77, Sch 5.16 [4].
Sec 57	Subst 1992 No 38, Sch 1 (7); 1997 No 77, Sch 5.16 [4].
Sec 58	Subst 1997 No 77, Sch 5.16 [4].
Part 5, Div 3	Ins 1992 No 38, Sch 1 (8).
Sec 58A	Ins 1992 No 38, Sch 1 (8). Am 1997 No 77, Sch 5.16 [5]–[7].
Sec 58B	Ins 1992 No 38, Sch 1 (8). Am 1997 No 77, Sch 5.16 [8] [9].
Sec 58C	Ins 1992 No 38, Sch 1 (8). Am 1997 No 77, Sch 5.16 [10].
Sec 59	Am 1992 No 38, Sch 1 (9).
Sec 59A	Ins 1992 No 38, Sch 1 (10).
Sec 59B	Ins 1992 No 38, Sch 1 (1) (c).
Sec 67	Am 1989 No 226, Sch 1; 1992 No 38, Sch 1 (11); 1997 No 77, Sch 5.16 [11].
Sec 68	Subst 1991 No 94, Sch 1.
Secs 70, 71	Rep 1999 No 85, Sch 4.
Sch 1	Am 1990 No 63, Sch 1; 1992 No 38, Sch 1 (12) (13); 1993 No 67, sec 68; 1994 No 92, Sch 1; 1995 No 10, Sch 1; 1996 No 99, Sch 2.8; 1998 No 67, Sch 3; 1998 No 110, Sch 1.2; 1998 No 120, Sch 1.18 [12]; 2000 No 75, Sch 2.3 [1] [2] (am 2002 No 53, Sch 2.2); 2001 No 130, Sch 6.2; 2002 No 26, Sch 2.4; 2002 No 40, Sch 2; 2002 No 78, Sch 2.3; 2002 No 96, Sch 7.2; 2003 No 65, Sch 5 [1] [2]; 2004 No 30, Sch 1 [1]–[4].
Sch 2	Am 1989 No 134, sec 37 (b); 1990 No 79, Sch 2 (2); 1991 No 38, Sch 2; 1991 No 96, Sch 6; 1992 No 38, Sch 1 (14); 1993 No 87, Sch 6; 1993 No 105, Sch 3; 1994 No 73, Sch 2; 1995 No 78, Sch 2; 1996 No 29, Sch 6; 1996 No 39, Sch 4; 1996 No 121, Sch 1.5; 1997 No 18, Sch 2.2; 1997 No 20, Sch 1.5; 1997 No 127, Sch 4; 1998 No 133, Sch 3.3; 1999 No 5, Sch 5.2; 2000 No 60, Sch 2.3; 2004 No 30, Sch 1 [5]; 2004 No 47, Sch 3.3.