Freedom of Information Act 2016
51Notice of decision to be given
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51 Notice of decision to be given (1) The respondent to an access application must give written notice (a decision notice) to the applicant of the decision on the application.
Notice of access decisions and reasons Division 5.5 (2) If the respondent makes a further decision on the application, the respondent must give a decision notice to the applicant of the further decision. (3) The respondent is not required to include any contrary to the public interest information in a decision notice.