Freedom of Information Act 2016
18Information officers—appointment
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18 Information officers—appointment (1) The principal officer of an agency must appoint a person as the agency’s information officer for this Act. Note 1 For the making of appointments (including acting appointments), see the Legislation Act, pt 19.3. Note 2 In particular, a person may be appointed for a particular provision of a law (see Legislation Act, s 7 (3)) and an appointment may be made by naming a person or nominating the occupant of a position (see Legislation Act, s 207). (2) An appointment is a notifiable instrument.