20321ab7_nformation_Commissioner___OAIC_reedom_of_Information_Act_1982_Issue_description
[FOI Act Part] Part VII — Review by Information Commissioner [FOI Act section] 55Z(2) [Recommended action] Section 55Z should be amended to make it clear that the protection from liability extends to criminal liability. [Issue description] 
It is not clear whether s 55Z (Information gathering powers – protection from liability) applies to criminal penalties: s 55Z(2)(a) refers to civil proceedings; s 55Z(2)(b) does not.
Review of freedom of information legislation| Office of the Australian Information Commissioner - OAIC
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