Freedom of Information Act 1982

PART VII - REVIEW BY INFORMATION COMMISSIONER  

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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 - Information gathering powers  

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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 - further searches for a document  

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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.

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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.

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