Freedom of Information Act 1982

PART VII - REVIEW BY INFORMATION COMMISSIONER  

View history reference

 View history note

 Hide history note

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 3 - IC reviewable decisions  

View history reference

 View history note

 Hide history note

History

Note:

Div 3 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 54M   IC reviewable decisions - access grant decisions  

View history reference

54M(1)    
An application may be made to the Information Commissioner for a review of a decision covered by subsection (2).

54M(2)    
This subsection covers the following decisions:

(a) an access grant decision;

(b) a decision made by an agency on internal review of an access grant decision (see section 54C ).

Note:

If no decision is made on internal review within 30 days, a decision to affirm the original access grant decision is taken to have been made (see section 54D ).

54M(3)    
The IC review application may be made by, or on behalf of, the following:

(a) in any case - an affected third party for the document in relation to which the decision covered by subsection (2) was made;

(b) in a case covered by paragraph (2)(b) - the person who made the request to which the decision relates.

Note:

For affected third party , see section 53C .

 View history note

 Hide history note

History

S 54M 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.

Disclaimer and notice of copyright applicable to materials provided by CCH Australia Limited

CCH Australia Limited ("CCH") believes that all information which it has provided in this site is accurate and reliable, but gives no warranty of accuracy or reliability of such information to the reader or any third party. The information provided by CCH is not legal or professional advice. To the extent permitted by law, no responsibility for damages or loss arising in any way out of or in connection with or incidental to any errors or omissions in any information provided is accepted by CCH or by persons involved in the preparation and provision of the information, whether arising from negligence or otherwise, from the use of or results obtained from information supplied by CCH.

The information provided by CCH includes history notes and other value-added features which are subject to CCH copyright. No CCH material may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way, except that you may download one copy for your personal use only, provided you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices. In particular, the reproduction of any part of the information for sale or incorporation in any product intended for sale is prohibited without CCH's prior consent.