FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 1992 - SECT 71
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 1992 - SECT 71
71 . Complaint, conciliation etc. of
(1) The Commissioner
may, at any stage, suspend inquiries, investigations or other proceedings so
that efforts can be made to resolve the complaint by conciliation or
negotiation between the parties.
(2) The Commissioner
may give such directions and do such other things as the Commissioner thinks
fit in order to facilitate the resolution of a complaint by negotiation or
conciliation.
(3) Without limiting
subsection (2), the Commissioner may nominate a person to act as a conciliator
in relation to a complaint.
(4) A person nominated
as a conciliator —
(a) may
require the parties to the complaint to attend compulsory conferences; but
(b) does
not have power to require the production of the requested documents or to
require the provision of information.