(1) If an applicant is not given written notice of the decision by the end of
the processing period for an access application for a document—
(a) on the
last day of the processing period the principal officer of the agency or the
Minister is taken to have made a decision (a
"deemed decision" ) refusing access to the document; and
(b) the application
fee must be refunded as soon as practicable after the end of the processing
period.
(2) As soon as practicable after a deemed decision is taken to have
been made, the principal officer or Minister must give prescribed written
notice of the decision to the applicant.
