Victorian Numbered Acts

INTEGRITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURES, OVERSIGHT AND INDEPENDENCE) ACT 2019 (NO. 2 OF 2019) - SECT 142

After section 61T(4) of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 insert —

    "(5)     If the Information Commissioner proposes to transmit a report to the Parliament under this section, the Information Commissioner must give an advance copy of the report to—

        (a)     the Minister; and

        (b)     the Secretary to the Department of Premier and Cabinet.

    (6)     The copy of the report must be given at least one business day before—

        (a)     if subsection (3) applies—the report is given to the clerk of each House of the Parliament; or

        (b)     otherwise—the report is due to be transmitted to the Parliament.

    (7)     The Information Commissioner is not required to give an advance copy of the report under subsection (5) if the Information Commissioner considers that in all the circumstances it would be inappropriate to do so.".