Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 1989 - SECT 70

For this part and of the application of the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2008 in respect of proceedings under this part—

        (a)     a decision given by a person on behalf of an agency shall be taken to have been given by the agency; and

        (b)     in proceedings by virtue of section 61, the agency or Minister to which or to whom the request was made shall be a party to the proceedings; and

        (c)     in proceedings for the determination of a question referred to in section 62 (4) or (5) in relation to a document, the Minister who is the appropriate Minister for section 63 in respect of that document shall, upon application to the ACAT, be entitled to be a party to the proceedings.