(a) is satisfied as to the truth of the matters specified in that application, the authority shall annotate the document in the prescribed manner; (b) is not so satisfied, it may refuse to annotate the document. 27. A public authority which amends or annotates an official document pursuant to section 25 or 26, or, as theNotice of amendments or case may be, decides not to do so, shall take reasonable steps to inform— annotations. (a) the applicant; and (b) any other public authority which it is satisfied has made prior use of the document, of the nature of the amendment or annotation or, as the case may require, of the decision and the reasons for that decision. 28. The provisions of section 8 shall apply, with such modifications as may be necessary, to applications for amendments or annotations of personal records. Transfer of Applications for amendment or annotation. PART V. Review and Appeal 29. In this Part and Part VI “relevant decision” means a decision referred to in section 30 (1) or (2), as the caseInterpretation. may require. 30.—(1) An applicant for access to an official document may, in accordance with subsection (4), apply for an Internal review. internal review of a decision by a public authority to— (a) refuse to grant access to the document; (b) grant access only to some of the documents specified in an application; (c) defer the grant of access to the document; (d) charge a fee for action taken or as to the amount of the fee. (2) An applicant for amendment or annotation of a personal record may, in accordance with subsection (4), apply for a review of a decision by a public authority to refuse to make that amendment or annotation. (3) For the purposes of subsections (1) and (2), a failure to give a decision on any of the matters referred to in subsection (1) (a) to (c) or to amend or annotate a personal record within the time required by this Act shall be regarded as a refusal to do so. (4) An application under subsection (1) or (2) may only be made where the decision to which the application relates was taken by a person other than the responsible Minister, a Permanent Secretary or the principal officer of the public authority concerned. Procedure re internal review. 31.—(1) An internal review shall be conducted— (a) by the responsible Minister in relation to documents referred to in sections 14, 15, 16 and 18; (b) in any other case, by the Permanent Secretary in the relevant Ministry or the principal officer of the public authority whose decision is subject to review. Prepared by the Access to Information Unit Jamaica Archives & Records Department Office of the Prime Minister © Government of Jamaica 2003