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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 1982 - SECT 70

Information Commissioner investigations--making complaints

  (1)   A person (the complainant ) may complain to the Information Commissioner about an action taken by an agency in the performance of functions, or the exercise of powers, under this Act.

  (2)   A complaint must:

  (a)   be in writing; and

  (b)   identify the agency (also the respondent agency ) in respect of which the complaint is made.

  (3)   The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner must provide appropriate assistance to a person who:

  (a)   wishes to make a complaint; and

  (b)   requires assistance to formulate the complaint.


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