Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A05288:section:27
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A05288
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 27
Character Range: 22733–24594

27  Requests under the Freedom of Information Act 1982

 (1) If:
 (a) before the commencement of this section, a request was made under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 for access to a document in the possession of the Board; and
 (b) the document has been transferred to a designated company under this Part; and
 (c) the request had not been finally disposed of under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 immediately before the commencement of this section;
then:
 (d) the request is taken to have been transferred to the designated company on the commencement of this section; and
 (e) the Freedom of Information Act 1982 has effect after the commencement of this section, in relation to the request, as if the designated company were an agency (within the meaning of that Act).

 (2) If:
 (a) immediately before the commencement of this section, a person had a right to:
 (i) apply under the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (the AAT Act) for a review of a decision of the Board made under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 in relation to a particular document, where possession of the document has been transferred from the Board to a designated company under this Part; or
 (ii) request under the AAT Act a statement of reasons for such a decision; or
 (b) before the commencement of this section, a person made such an application or request but it had not been finally disposed of under the AAT Act before the commencement of this section;
the AAT Act has effect after the commencement of this section, in relation to the right, application or request as if:
 (c) the decision made by the Board had been made by the designated company; and
 (d) the designated company had been in existence at all relevant times; and
 (e) the designated company were substituted for the Board as a party to any relevant proceedings arising under that Act.