GOVERNMENT INFORMATION (PUBLIC ACCESS) ACT 2009 - SECT 71
Refund of advance deposit
GOVERNMENT INFORMATION (PUBLIC ACCESS) ACT 2009 - SECT 71
Refund of advance deposit
71 Refund of advance deposit
(1) An applicant is entitled to a refund of
advance deposits paid by the applicant to the extent (if any) that the advance
deposits paid exceed the total processing charges payable for dealing with the
application.
(2) An applicant is entitled to a refund of any advance deposit
paid if the agency does not decide the access application within time.
Note :
An agency cannot impose a processing charge if it does not decide an
application within time.
