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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.