20321ab7_nformation_Commissioner___OAIC_reedom_of_Information_Act_1982_Issue_description
[FOI Act Part] Part III — Access to documents [FOI Act section] 22 [Recommended action] Section 22 should be amended to require that the decision maker annotate the document where text has been deleted with the grounds for the decision, so that the reason for each deletion is clear to the applicant. [Issue description] 
When making an edited copy of a document under s 22, agencies often annotate that copy to explain the exemption ground for each deletion. The Guidelines (at [8.39]) recommend that edited documents be annotated in this way, but it is not a requirement of s 22.
Review of freedom of information legislation| Office of the Australian Information Commissioner - OAIC
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