20321ab7_nformation_Commissioner___OAIC_reedom_of_Information_Act_1982_Issue_description
[FOI Act Part] Part VII — Review by Information Commissioner [FOI Act section] 54W(b) [Recommended action] Section 57A should be amended to allow an IC review to be transferred to the AAT, at the discretion of the Information Commissioner, without an application fee being payable. [Issue description] 
TheOAIC should have the power to refer matters to the AAT rather than simply deciding not to undertake a review (under s 54W(b)). This should operate so that the applicant is not required to pay an application fee to the AAT.
Review of freedom of information legislation| Office of the Australian Information Commissioner - OAIC
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