[2014.]
Freedom of Information Act 2014.
[No. 30.]PT.6
Publication of commentaries by Commissioner on practical application, etc., of Act
46.
The Commissioner may prepare and publish commentaries on the practical application
and operation of the provisions, or any particular provisions, of this Act, including
commentaries based on the experience of holders of the office of Commissioner in
relation to reviews, and decisions following reviews, of such holders under section 22.
Reports of Commissioner
47. (1) The Commissioner shall publish—
(a) any decision in relation to any review under section 22, and
(b) when proceedings have concluded, a summary of any appeal under section 24.
(2) The Commissioner shall annually prepare a report in relation to his or her activities
under this Act in the previous year, append to the report a copy of any report furnished
to him or her under section 34(11), and cause copies of the report and copies of any
reports furnished under section 34(11) to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas.
(3) The Commissioner may, if he or she considers it appropriate to do so in the public
interest or in the interests of any person, prepare and publish a report in relation to
any investigation, or review carried out or other function performed, by him or her
under this Act or any matter relating to or arising in the course of such an
investigation, review or performance.
PART 7
MISCELLANEOUS
Code of practice and guidelines
48. (1) The Minister may draw up and publish a code of practice (the “code”) and guidelines
(including guidelines in relation to matters contained in the code) for the effective and
efficient operation of this Act to assist FOI bodies in the performance of their
functions under this Act.
(2) The code may include provisions to promote the publication of official and other
information held by FOI bodies that might otherwise be the subject of FOI requests.
(3) FOI bodies shall have regard to the code and any guidelines in the performance of
their functions under this Act.
(4) Notice of the making of a code under this section shall be published in Iris Oifigiúil as
soon as convenient after the making thereof.
Immunity from legal proceedings
49. (1) This section applies to—
(a) an act consisting of the publication under section 8 of a document specified in
that section,
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