..d::cess to !r;fbr1n,;uion

No.

17

37. \\lhert' disc.losurc of inforrnation in respect of vd1ich an
information holder has claimed an exernption is detennined to be of
the inforrnation holder shall-·-.. ~

public

Third panks
to b<; notlf1cd
of disdosure

ofcxeJnptect

(a) notif)' an affected third part)" in \vriting ihat 1.he !nft1rn1ation inf0nnatkm

sha!l be disclosed after !he i;xpiry of fifteen \Vorking days froin
rrrceipl 'Jf the notice; and

{bl

the third pa.rty-·--

(i_\ of thst party's righl to have the decision re\ 1 ic1.vcd;

(ii) the authority to \vhich an application for revie-1v should
be lodged; and

(iri) the
be lodged.

1vithin

the app!icat10n fbr rcviev,.- m115·

,·\n infon1'1alion holder rhctt refuses lo grant ac.c.ess to

\nf!Jrn111tion ;vhich
prove
(o)

been re-queste-d shall, on a balanc;;. of

inforn1ation is exernpt frorn disc.losure u1Hie.r

Act;

and
(b)

•

to
ton

\VOl...dd

interest under the re--levant

result frn1n the disclosure of

int\:irmation.
PART

10

Ir~rF~:e.,i,'\\ RLVfE\\/ Of [)ECIS!(!NS OP lNf'()R'.·Ai\TlVN
H(}LL\ERS

39 ... - .( i) An a.ppltcant ntay, \vhere an infOrTnat\on holder refuses Righi of
disclos;:< inforn1atton requ{;stcd, apply
an internJ1 revie\v of the mtenu1!
g;vl~\V

dee
.!\ third party n1ay, >Nhere an
holder
acc-c·ss
to infDrmation containing !nfor1nat\on relating to the third party
withcmtconsent
third party, app!y fiJr an interru~t fC'JleW of the
decision .

of

de0isiori\ of
infonnatiun
ht,!dcr~

l) A person aggrieved by a decision of an infonnation App-li1>1tion

•

f:1l1lder n1ay subnlit an application for a request for an internal
''''ie•N" to an infonnation officer v,dthln sixty >vorking
of th(o
a notice of the decision.
c~

Where the person \Vho suf:n11its the applica1 ion
subsection ( l) ls a third party, the application sha!! be submitted
1.vithin ten vvorklng days of the receipt c·f a notk;e
the decision
1,v)th
to a request for inforn1ation.

(.5) 1\n application for revie\v of a decision Tnay be subrnittt)d
ota!Jy or in \Vrlting.

f(>r intrn--niil

review of
decisions of
inf()nnatbn

ho!ders

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