PART VII
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REVIEW BY INFORMATION COMMISSIONER
History
Pt VII inserted by No 51 of 2010, s 3 and Sch 4 item 34, applicable in relation to requests for access made under section
15
of the
Freedom of Information 1982
that are received at or after 1 November 2010; and applications under section
48
of that Act that are received at or after 1 November 2010.
Division 8
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Information gathering powers
History
Div 8 inserted by No 51 of 2010, s 3 and Sch 4 item 34, applicable in relation to requests for access made under section
15
of the
Freedom of Information 1982
that are received at or after 1 November 2010; and applications under section
48
of that Act that are received at or after 1 November 2010.
SECTION 55V
Information gathering powers
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further searches for a document
55V(1)
This section applies to an IC review in relation to a request for access to a document if:
(a)
access to the document is refused under section
24A
(document cannot be found etc); or
(b)
access is purportedly given to the document (amongst others to which the request relates), but is not actually given.
55V(2)
The Information Commissioner may require the agency or Minister concerned to conduct further searches for the document.
History
S 55V inserted by No 51 of 2010, s 3 and Sch 4 item 34, applicable in relation to requests for access made under section
15
of the
Freedom of Information 1982
that are received at or after 1 November 2010; and applications under section
48
of that Act that are received at or after 1 November 2010.