PART VIIB
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INVESTIGATIONS AND COMPLAINTS
History
Part VIIB inserted by No 51 of 2010, Sch 4 item 49, applicable in relation to action taken by an agency (within the meaning of the
Freedom of Information Act 1982
, as amended) before, at or after 1 November 2010.
Division 2
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Information Commissioner investigations
History
Div 2 inserted by No 51 of 2010, Sch 4 item 49, applicable in relation to action taken by an agency (within the meaning of the
Freedom of Information Act 1982
, as amended) before, at or after 1 November 2010.
Subdivision A
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Power to investigate
History
Subdiv A inserted by No 51 of 2010, Sch 4 item 49, applicable in relation to action taken by an agency (within the meaning of the
Freedom of Information Act 1982
, as amended) before, at or after 1 November 2010.
SECTION 69
Information Commissioner investigations
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power to investigate
Obligation to investigate
69(1)
The Information Commissioner must, subject to this Division, investigate a complaint made under section
70
.
Discretion to investigate
69(2)
The Information Commissioner may, at the Information Commissioner's initiative, investigate an action taken by an agency (the
respondent agency
) in the performance of functions, or the exercise of powers, under this Act.
History
S 69 inserted by No 51 of 2010, Sch 4 item 49, applicable in relation to action taken by an agency (within the meaning of the
Freedom of Information Act 1982
, as amended) before, at or after 1 November 2010.