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(d) unauthorised use of public funds. PART V - Miscellaneous Duty of public authority to act in good faith 38. In considering whether or not to claim that a document is an exempt document under this Act, a public authority shall act in good faith and in the public interest, and shall endeavour, as much as possible, to afford to members of the public maximum access to official documents. Correction of personal information 39. (1) Where a document, whether or not it is one to which access has been given under this Act, contains personal information of an individual and that individual alleges that the information is inaccurate, the public authority which holds the document may, on the application of that individual, correct the information. (2) For the purposes of this section (a) “inaccurate” means incorrect, incomplete, misleading or not relevant to the purpose for which the document is held; and (b) information may be corrected by amending, supplementing or deleting it. (3) An application under subsection (1) shall (a) be in writing; (b) as far as practicable, specify (i) the document or official document containing the record of personal information that is claimed to require amendment, (ii) the information that is claimed to be incomplete, incorrect or misleading, (iii) whether the information is claimed to be incomplete, incorrect or misleading, (iv) the applicant’s reasons for so claiming, and 31

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