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(4)
Sections 11(3), 12 to 15 and 21 of this Act shall apply, with all
necessary modifications, to a request made under subsection (1) of this section.
(5)
Nothing in this section entitles any person to obtain a written
statement of advice given to the Sovereign or Her representative.
(6)
In subsection (2)(b), medical practitioner means a health practitioner
who is registered with the Medical Council of the Cook Islands as a medical practitioner
pursuant to the provisions of the Medical and Dental Practices Act 1976.
PART 4
RIGHT OF ACCESS TO PERSONAL INFORMATION
26.
Right of access to personal information – (1) Subject to this Part of this Act,
to sections 9 and 52 of this Act, and to subsection (2) of this section, every person has a
right to and shall, on request, be given access to any personal information which (a)
is about that person; or
(b)
is about a child of that person or a child who is under the
legal guardianship of that person; or
(c)
is about someone who is under disability and for whom that
person has been appointed a trustee pursuant to Part XVII of
the Cook Islands Act 1915; and
(d)
is held in such a way that it can readily be retrieved.
(2)
The right conferred by subsection (1) of this section may be
exercised only by a qualified person.
(3)
Sections 11(3), 12 to 17, and 21 of this Act shall apply, with all
necessary modification, to a request made under subsection (1) of this section.
(4)
Where any person is given access to personal information under this
section, that person shall be advised of that person’s right, under section 28 of this Act, to
request the correction of that information.
(5)
Nothing in this section requires, or imposes any responsibility on,
any Ministry or Minister of the Crown or organisation to compile files or data banks of
personal information.
(6)
In this section and in section 27, “child” means a person under the
age of 18 years.
27.
Precautions – Where a request is made under section 26(1) of this Act, the
Ministry or Minister of the Crown or organisation (a)
shall not give access to that information unless it or he or
she is satisfied concerning the identity of the person making
the request; and
(b)
shall ensure, by the adoption of appropriate procedures, that
information intended for a person is received –
(i)
only by that person; or
(ii)
where the request is made by an agent, parent,
guardian or trustee of the person, only by that agent,
parent, guardian or trustee; and
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