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(b) specify the particulars that are reasonably necessary to enable the document
to be identified;
(c) specify the particulars that the person claims are necessary to correct, or
delete information in, the document; and
(d) specify a postal address to which notices under this Part are to be sent.
Determination of request for correction or deletion of personal information
27. When a public agency receives a request under section 26, the public agency
must, within 10 days from the receipt of the request, determine whether the request is to
be accepted or refused.
Acceptance of request for correction or deletion of personal information
28.—(1) If the public agency accepts the request made under section 26, the public
agency must, in accordance with the particulars of the request—
(a) correct the document;
(b) delete incorrect, inaccurate or misleading information; or
(c) annotate the document,
within 30 days from the receipt of the request.
(2) The public agency may include written comments on the document when annotating
personal information under this section.
Refusal of request for correction or deletion of personal information
29.—(1) A public agency may refuse a request under section 26, if—
(a) the public agency is satisfied that the information in the document is
correct, accurate, complete and not misleading;
(b) the public agency is satisfied that the request contains particulars that are
incorrect, inaccurate, incomplete or misleading; or
(c) the procedures for correcting or deleting the information in the document
are specified by or provided for under any other written law, whether or not
the correction or deletion of the information in the document is subject to
a fee or charge.
(2) If a request is refused under subsection (1), the public agency must, within 20
days from the receipt of the request, provide the person with a written statement of the
decision and the reason for the refusal of the request.
Notations to be included in documents
30.—(1) If a public agency has refused to correct or delete information in a document
under section 29, the person may, by notice in writing, request the public agency to include
in that document a notation—
(a) specifying the particulars in which the person who made the request claims
that the information is incorrect, inaccurate, incomplete or misleading; and
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