CTHIn ForceAct
Freedom of Information Amendment (Reform) Act 2010
69Information Commissioner investigations—power to investigate
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 69
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Freedom of Information Amendment (Reform) Act 2010.
#### 69 Information Commissioner investigations—power to investigate
Obligation to investigate
(1) The Information Commissioner must, subject to this Division, investigate a complaint made under section 70.
Discretion to investigate
(2) The Information Commissioner may, at the Information Commissioner’s initiative, investigate an action taken by an agency (the respondent agency) in the performance of functions, or the exercise of powers, under this Act.