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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AMENDMENT (OFFICE OF THE VICTORIAN INFORMATION COMMISSIONER) ACT 2017 (NO. 20 OF 2017) - SECT 43

Information Commissioner may be called on to assist Tribunal

    (1)     In the heading to section 51 of the Principal Act, for " Freedom of Information Commissioner " substitute " Information Commissioner ".

    (2)     After section 51(1) of the Principal Act insert

    "(1A)     If a review under section 50 relates to a decision made by the Public Access Deputy Commissioner, the Tribunal, on its own motion or on the application of the Deputy Commissioner, may call on the Deputy Commissioner to assist the Tribunal in respect of the review.".

    (3)     In section 51 of the Principal Act—

        (a)         for "Freedom of Information Commissioner" (wherever occurring) substitute "Information Commissioner";

        (b)     for "office of the Freedom of Information Commissioner" substitute "Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner".



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