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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 1989 - SECT 69

Review of certain decisions in respect of documents relating to business affairs etc

    (1)     Where notice of a decision that a document, so far as it contains certain information, is not an exempt document under section 43 has been given, in accordance with section 27 (2), to a person who made submissions in accordance with that section, that person may apply to the ACAT for a review of that decision.

    (2)     Where an application is made in accordance with subsection (1)—

        (a)     the provisions of this part (other than sections 60 and 71) apply in like manner as they apply to an application for review of a decision refusing to grant access to a document; and

        (b)     the agency or Minister concerned shall, as soon as possible, inform the person who made the request of the application.

    (3)     Where—

        (a)     upon a request referred to in section 27 (1), a decision is made, after the making of submissions by a person in accordance with that subsection, not to grant access to the document to which the request relates so far as it contains the information referred to in section 27 (1) (a); and

        (b)     an application is made to the ACAT for a review of the decision;

the agency or Minister concerned shall, as soon as possible, inform the person who made the submissions of the application.



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