(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
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