Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 1982 - SECT 55F

  (1)   This section applies if, at any stage of an IC review:

  (a)   the review parties reach agreement as to the terms of a decision on an IC review:

  (i)   on the IC review application; or

  (ii)   in relation to a part of the IC review application; or

  (iii)   in relation to a matter arising out of the IC review application; and

  (b)   the agreement is acceptable to all of the review parties; and

  (c)   the terms of the agreement are reduced to writing, signed by, or on behalf of, the review parties and given to the Information Commissioner; and

  (d)   the Information Commissioner is satisfied that a decision in those terms or consistent with those terms would be within the powers of the Information Commissioner.

  (2)   The Information Commissioner may, if satisfied that it is appropriate:

  (a)   in the case of an agreement as to the terms of a decision of the Information Commissioner on the IC review--make a decision in accordance with those terms without completing the IC review; or

  (b)   in the case of an agreement that relates to a part of the proceeding or a matter arising out of the proceeding--in the Information Commissioner's decision on the IC review, give effect to the terms of the agreement without completing the IC review with respect to the part.