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Section 49D - Notice and copies of application for review

Guidelines

OVIC must notify an agency or Minister of a review application

1.1

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

1.2

OVIC may also provide a copy of the application for review to the agency or Minister, with the applicant’s consent.7 OVIC may ask for the applicant’s consent to provide their review application at OVIC’s own initiative or on request by the agency or Minister.8

  1. 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.
  2. Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Vic), section 49D(1).
  3. Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Vic), section 49D(2).
  4. Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Vic), section 49D(3).
  5. 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.
  6. Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Vic), section 49D(1).
  7. Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Vic), section 49D(2).
  8. Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Vic), section 49D(3).

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