No. 27
327
Freedom of Information
2003
or that provision of access to the document be deferred or that no such
document exists, the public authority shall cause the applicant to be given
notice in writing of the decision, and the notice shall
(a) state the findings o n a ny material q uestion of f act,
referring to the material on which those fmdings were
based, and the reasons for the decision;
(b) where the decision relates to a public authority, state
the name and designation o f the person giving the
decision;
(c) where the decision does not relate to a request for access
to a document which if it existed, would be an exempt
document but access is given to a document in
accordance with section 18, state that the document is a
copy of a document from which exempt information has
been deleted;
(d) where the decision is to the effect that the document
does not exist, state that a thorough and diligent search
was made to locate the document;
(e) inform the applicant of his right to apply to court for a
review of the decision and the time within which the
application for review is required to be made.
(2) A public authority is not required to include in a notice under
subsection (1) any matter that is not of such a nature that its inclusion in
a document to be an exempt document.
PART IV
EXENIPTDOCUMENTS
25. (1) A document is an exempt document if it is
(a) a document that has been submitted to the Cabinet for
its consideration or is proposed b y a Minister of
Government to be so submitted, being a document that
was brought into existence for the purpose of
submission for consideration by the Cabinet;
Cabinet
documents
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