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Freedom of Information Act 2016
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62 Time to decide request (1) An agency or Minister that receives a request under section 59 must decide the request not later than 20 working days after receiving it. (2) The 20 working days does not include any time given to the person under section 61 (3) (b) to respond and provide additional information relevant to the request.