Victorian Numbered Acts

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AMENDMENT (OFFICE OF THE VICTORIAN INFORMATION COMMISSIONER) ACT 2017 (NO. 20 OF 2017) - SECT 111

After Part 5 of the Victorian Inspectorate Act 2011 insert —

" Part 5A—Matters to be reported to the Victorian Inspectorate by the Information Commissioner

    42A     Coercive questioning

    (1)     The Victorian Inspectorate may require the Information Commissioner to provide a written report specifying, in relation to an appearance by a person before an officer of the Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner in an investigation, complaint or review under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 , or a complaint or a decision to issue a compliance notice under the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (whether in response to a notice or otherwise)—

        (a)     the name of the person who appeared; and

        (b)     the reasons for the person's appearance; and

        (c)     the place and time of the person's appearance; and

        (d)     the relevance of the appearance to the purpose of the investigation; and

        (e)     the name of any other person who was present during the appearance in an official capacity under any Act; and

        (f)     any other prescribed matter.

    (2)     The Information Commissioner must comply with a requirement under subsection (1) as soon as possible after it is made.".