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state that it is a request to amend certain personal information relating
to the applicant;
specify the personal information that is to be amended indicating how
such information is out of date, inaccurate or incomplete; and
specify the remedy sought by the applicant.
PART IV — REVIEW OF DECISIONS BY THE COMMISSION
14. Review of decisions by the Commission
(1) Subject to subsection (2), an applicant may apply in writing to the
Commission requesting a review of any of the following decisions of a public entity
or private body in relation to a request for access to information—
(a) a decision refusing to grant access to the information applied for;
(b) a decision granting access to information in edited form;
(c) a decision purporting to grant access, but not actually granting the
access in accordance with an application;
(d) a decision to defer providing the access to information;
(e) a decision relating to imposition of a fee or the amount of the fee;
(f) a decision relating to the remission of a prescribed application fee;
(g) a decision to grant access to information only to a specified person; or
(h) a decision refusing to correct, update or annotate a record of personal
information in accordance with an application made under section 13.
(2) An application under subsection (1) shall be made within thirty days, or such
further period as the Commission may allow, from the day on which the decision
is notified to the applicant.
(3) The Commission may, on its own initiative or upon request by any person,
review a decision by a public entity refusing to publish information that it is required
to publish under this Act.
(4) The procedure for submitting a request for a review by the Commission
shall be the same as the procedure for lodging complaints with the Commission
stipulated under section 22 of this Act or as prescribed by the Commission.
15. Notice to interested party
In reviewing a decision in terms of this Act, the Commission may, where
necessary, give notice to any third party to whom the information relates unless the
necessary steps to locate the third party have been unsuccessful.
16. Protection of person making disclosure
(1) A person shall not be penalized in relation to any employment, profession,
voluntary work, contract, membership of an organization, the holding of an office
or in any other way, as a result of having made or proposed to make a disclosure of
information which the person obtained in confidence in the course of that activity,
if the disclosure is of public interest.
(2) For purposes of subsection (1), a disclosure which is made to a law
enforcement agency or to an appropriate public entity shall be deemed to be made
in the public interest.
(3) A person shall make a disclosure under subsection (1) or (2) where such
person has reasonable belief in the veracity of the information.