20321ab7_nformation_Commissioner___OAIC_reedom_of_Information_Act_1982_Issue_description
[FOI Act Part] Part VII — Review by Information Commissioner [FOI Act section] 55F [Recommended action] Section 55F(1)(d) should be amended to require that 'the Information Commissioner is satisfied that a decision in those terms would be consistent with the objects of the Act'. [Issue description] 
The Information Commissioner's power to give effect to an agreement is limited to agreements consistent with the Commissioner's powers. This limits the scope for the use of effective alternative dispute resolution or conciliation as part of the IC review process.
Review of freedom of information legislation| Office of the Australian Information Commissioner - OAIC
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