20321ab7_nformation_Commissioner___OAIC_reedom_of_Information_Act_1982_Issue_description
[FOI Act Part] Part VIIB — Investigations and complaints [FOI Act section] 73(c), 73(d) [Recommended action] Section 73(c) should be amended to clarify that the reference to 'another body' includes the respondent agency. [Issue description] 
It is not clear whether a respondent agency is 'another body' for the purposes of s 73(c). By contrast, s 73(d) expressly refers to the respondent agency. This is particularly relevant where a complainant comes to the OAIC without having first complained to the respondent agency. (The Guidelines (at [11.5]) express the view that 'another body' in s 73(c) includes the respondent agency.)
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