Freedom of Information Act 2016
74Applications for ombudsman review
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74 Applications for ombudsman review (1) An application for ombudsman review must be made within— (a) 20 working days after— (i) the day notice of the decision was published in the disclosure log; or
(ii) for a decision in relation to an access application for personal information—the day the respondent gave the applicant a decision notice in relation to the application under section 51; or (iii) for a deemed decision—the day the decision was taken to have been made; or (iv) for a decision to make open access information available— the day the information was published; or (v) for a decision not to make open access information available because it is contrary to the public interest information—the day the matters under section 24 (2) were published; or (b) any longer period allowed by the ombudsman. Note The ombudsman may extend the period even if it has ended (see Legislation Act, s 151C). deemed decision means a decision taken to have been made under section 39 (1) (a) (Deciding access—decision not made in time taken to be refusal to give access).