Victorian Numbered Acts

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AMENDMENT (OFFICE OF THE VICTORIAN INFORMATION COMMISSIONER) ACT 2017 (NO. 20 OF 2017) - SECT 4

In section 5(1) of the Principal Act—

        (a)     insert the following definitions—

""child" means a person under the age of 18 years;

"IBAC" means the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission established under section 12 of the Independent Broad-based
Anti-corruption Commission Act 2011 ;

"Information Commissioner "means the Information Commissioner appointed under section 6C;

"investigation "means an investigation under Part VIB;

"legal practitioner" means an Australian legal practitioner;

"member of staff", of the Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner, means a person employed or engaged under section 6Q;

"Ministerial professional standards" means professional standards adopted under section 6Y(1);

"notice to produce or attend" means a notice to produce or attend issued under section 49KB, 61I(4) or 61P(2), and includes a notice as varied under section 61V;

"Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner" means the Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner established under section 6B;

"professional standards" means standards published under section 6V(1), but does not include Ministerial professional standards;

"Public Access Deputy Commissioner" means the Public Access Deputy Commissioner appointed under section 6D;";

        (b)     in the definition of "Tribunal", for " 1998 ." substitute " 1998 ;";

        (c)     after the definition of Tribunal insert —

" Victorian Inspectorate means the Victorian Inspectorate established under section 8 of the Victorian Inspectorate Act 2011 .";

        (d)     the definitions of Assistant Commissioner and Freedom of Information Commissioner are repealed .