New South Wales Consolidated Acts

HEALTH RECORDS AND INFORMATION PRIVACY ACT 2002 - SECT 27

27 Response to request for access

(1) A private sector person must respond to a request for access within 45 days after receiving the request.

(2) A private sector person responds to a request for access by:

(a) providing access to the information as required by this Act, or

(b) refusing access to the information.

(3) A private sector person who refuses to give an individual access to information must give the individual a written reason for refusal of access, being a reason for refusal provided for by this Act.

(4) A private sector person who charges a fee for providing access to information need not provide access until 7 days after payment of the fee, if:

(a) the private sector person has given the individual written notice stating that access will be provided on payment of a specified fee, and

(b) that notice is given within 45 days after receiving a request.

(5) Access may be refused to a part of the information to which a request relates (with access provided to the remainder of the information).

(6) A private sector person is taken to have refused access to health information if the private sector person fails to respond to the request for access as required by this section.