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Access fo lr1fbr111ation
No, 13
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knO\\ \\h1ch institution has russcsS!On ur control of the
infOrn1ation:
(hi all rcasonahle steps have been takt•.n 1l) Cind
requested; and
tilt~
infonnation
(c) there are reasonable grounds for believing that
n1fonnation is not in the possession oft.he lnstitution or does not
i:xist
the rnf\>rmation oiTiccr sha!l notify the appiicant in \vritinf( that fl is
not possible tn disclc•se the in(~)rnialion requested.
(2) ·rhc not\c::
to in subsection ( 1) sha!l fnclude a
s!a1en1ent of the details of nil
takt\11 to find the !nf(,rrnatlon, or
10 deterniine \vhether lhe \nfl)nnation actually exis1s.
(3} \Vhcre the \nf()nnatinn is found after notici: is givt\n to the
applicant unth.',r subsection ( ! ). the inforn1atio11 officer sha!l
ll\HT\ed
\10l1fy
the arp!icant 111
'Wtifill\~·
('f) ·rhe in fi:in11a! ion h()!der sha !I. \\· ith 111 s.e1 ·en '' orking days a fl er
\IH: infonnation is. fiJund after
notice is given under subsection
)--
(o) detennine \vhether to grant the request
(b) notify the a.pp!icant of the decision in \\Titing;
(cl if the 1·cque,,1 is granted, sub,Jcct the disclosure of the
a1f0nnatinn tn the pa;in1e.11t of any applicable reproduction,
trans!atfu.n or transcription
and
(1.J) give the app!icunl access to the inforn1ution.
l) \\iherc an inforn1atizw1
fails to grant an applicant
access to !11(\)rmation \vithin the tin1e 1n11its s.ct out in this Act, the
infonnation bolder shall be dee1ncd to
refused to [!,rant ac;;ess
h'\ the 1nfonna1iun.
l);:,cn1"d
d~111a!
t:?) :\n; re(lL\1dl b; dn 1nfonn;1t1on !\(>Ider tu disc!ose infr1rtnntfon
rt'q11<:sted h) an appik:an! under 1h\;, /\c.:t shall be subject to revie\\._
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LlllH1ilhnt1 IHI
nw ngh1
(\f
2!'.L~( l) !nfon11ation requested under this Act rnay only be
exen1pt f!·on1 dis.closure
an infornEat!on holder ivhcre al! or prut
of the infonnat\on in tht: custudy or control of thi: infr.lrn1a1lon
holdcL fr.dis \Vithin the ca1eg(1r\es exc1np1cd ff(\r·11 dis.closure under
this _,\ct.
(2) ·rhc l\1in:s\er shal\,
notice publ!she<l in the Clazefle
dec!assi(y cabinet records after thirty years..