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Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009
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#### 45 Agency-initiated transfer
45 Agency-initiated transfer
> > (1) An agency-initiated transfer of an access application to another agency requires the consent of that other agency and cannot be done unless—
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> > > (a) the other agency is known to hold the information applied for and the information relates more closely to the functions of that other agency, or
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> > > (b) the agency that receives the application decides that it does not hold the information and the other agency is known or reasonably expected to hold the information.
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> > (2) An agency-initiated transfer cannot be done more than 10 working days after the application was received.