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Commission to facilitate access to information
23. Subject to section 19, upon receipt of the written explanation from a public agency
under section 22, the Commission may undertake such steps as the Commission deems
necessary, including holding meetings with the public agency and the person who made
the request for the information, to facilitate the access to the information which has been
requested by the person.
Division 5—Application and appeal
Application to the High Court by the Commission
24.—(1) If the Commission, after receipt of the written explanation from a public
agency under section 22 and after undertaking such steps as necessary to facilitate access
to the information, is satisfied that the public agency has failed or refused to provide access
to the information contrary to this Act, the Commission may make an application to the
High Court for an order requiring the public agency to provide access to the information.
(2) The High Court must, upon receipt of an application from the Commission under
subsection (1), make a determination on the application within 30 days from the date of
the application.
Appeal to the High Court against the Commission
25.—(1) Any person who is aggrieved by a decision of the Commission under this
Act has the right to appeal that decision to the High Court on a question of law.
(2) The High Court, upon receipt of an appeal under subsection (1), must make a
determination on the appeal within 30 days from the date of the appeal.
PART 3—RIGHT TO CORRECTION AND DELETION OF INCORRECT
PERSONAL INFORMATION
26.—(1) If—
Request for correction or deletion of personal information
(a) whether under this Act or any other written law, personal information
contained in a document has been made available to a person by a public
agency; and
(b) the person claims that, or in the person’s opinion, the personal information
in the document is incorrect, inaccurate, incomplete or misleading,
the person may request the public agency to—
(i)
correct the document;
(ii) delete incorrect, inaccurate or misleading information; or
(iii) annotate the document.
(2) A request under subsection (1) must—
(a) be in writing;
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