Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2023A00023:clause:1_43:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2023A00023
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 43 (pt 3/3)
Character Range: 16445–17808

the authorised officer belongs to an investigative agency—the authorised officer has consulted with an authorised officer in the agency to which the disclosure is to be allocated; or
 (b) in any other case—an authorised officer in the agency to which the disclosure is to be allocated has consented to the allocation.

Obtaining information
 (10) For the purposes of making a decision about the allocation of the disclosure, the authorised officer may obtain information from such persons, and make such inquiries, as the authorised officer thinks fit.
Note: This subsection authorises an authorised officer to obtain information, and to make inquiries, only for the purposes of deciding to which agency (if any) a disclosure is to be allocated.

14‑day deadline
 (11) The authorised officer must use the officer's best endeavours to make a decision about the allocation of the disclosure within 14 days after whichever of the following days applies:
 (a) if no previous decision has been made about the allocation—the day the disclosure is made or given to an authorised officer;
 (b) if the decision is made following the reconsideration of a previous decision about the allocation in response to a recommendation by the Ombudsman or the IGIS under section 55—the day the principal officer of the recipient agency receives the recommendation under that section.