Freedom of information
16 Freedom of information
If before the commencement of this Part—
a request was made to the Office of the Special Investigator under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 for access to a document; and
the Office of the Special Investigator has not dealt with that request—
the request, on the commencement of this Part, is taken to be transferred under section 18(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 to the agency that is the Department of Justice and Community Safety.
For the purposes of an application under section 49A or 50 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982, a decision of the Office of the Special Investigator is taken to be a decision of the Secretary to the Department of Justice and Community Safety.
S. 17 repealed by No. 31/2023 s. 17(4).
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