Commonwealth Numbered Acts

Freedom of Information Amendment Act 1983 No. 81 of 1983 - SECT 13

13. Section 26 of the Principal Act is amended-

         (a)  by omitting from sub-section (1) ''under this Part refusing''
and substituting ''relating to a refusal'';

         (b)  by omitting from sub-section (1) ''agency or Minister
concerned'' and substituting ''decision-maker'';

   (c)  by omitting paragraph (1) (c) and substituting the following
        paragraph:

''(c) give to the applicant appropriate information concerning-

        (i)    his rights with respect to review of the decision;

        (ii)   his rights to make a complaint to the Ombudsman in relation to
               the decision; and

        (iii)  the procedure for the exercise of the rights referred to in
               sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii),

including (where applicable) particulars of the manner in which an application
for review under section 54 may be made.'';

   (d)  by inserting after sub-section (1) the following sub-section:

''(1A) Section 13 of the Administrative Decisions (Judicial  Review) Act 1977
does not apply to a decision referred to in sub-section (1).''; and

   (e)  by omitting from sub-section (2) ''An agency or Minister is not
        required to include in a notice under this section'' and substituting
        ''A notice under this section is not required to contain''.