Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 1982 - SECT 55A

Who are the review parties?

  (1)   The parties to an IC review (the review parties ) are as follows:

  (a)   the IC review applicant;

  (b)   the principal officer of the agency, or the Minister, to whom the request was made;

  (c)   an affected third party (if any) required to be notified of the IC review application under section   54P (requirement to notify affected third parties);

  (d)   a party to the proceeding under subsection   (3).

Note:   For affected third party , see section   53C.

Application to become a review party

  (2)   If an IC review application is made in relation to an IC reviewable decision, a person whose interests are affected by the IC reviewable decision may apply, in writing, to the Information Commissioner to be a review party.

  (3)   The Information Commissioner may, by notice in writing, make a person who applies under subsection   (2) an IC review party.