Section 49D - Notice and copies of application for review
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| 49D | Notice and copies of application for review | |
| (1) | The Information Commissioner must notify the principal officer of the agency or the Minister to which the application relates of the application for review. | |
| (2) | At any time during a review, the Information Commissioner, with the consent of the applicant, may provide a copy of the application for review to an agency or the Minister affected by the review. | |
| (3) | The Information Commissioner may provide a copy of the application to an agency or the Minister under subsection (2) on request by the agency or Minister or on the Commissioner’s own initiative. | |
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When the Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner (OVIC)5 receives a review application, it must tell the agency’s Principal Officer or Minister of the application.6
- Section 6I sets out the functions of the Information Commissioner and the Public Access Deputy Commissioner; both are responsible for handling FOI reviews. In this section, the FOI Guidelines collectively refer to the Information Commissioner, the Public Access Deputy Commissioner, and OVIC staff as ‘OVIC’ unless otherwise stated.
- Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Vic), section 49D(1).
- Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Vic), section 49D(2).
- Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Vic), section 49D(3).
- Section 6I sets out the functions of the Information Commissioner and the Public Access Deputy Commissioner; both are responsible for handling FOI reviews. In this section, the FOI Guidelines collectively refer to the Information Commissioner, the Public Access Deputy Commissioner, and OVIC staff as ‘OVIC’ unless otherwise stated.
- Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Vic), section 49D(1).
- Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Vic), section 49D(2).
- Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Vic), section 49D(3).
