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Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002
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#### 27 Response to request for access
27 Response to request for access
> > (1) A private sector person must respond to a request for access within 45 days after receiving the request.
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> > (2) A private sector person responds to a request for access by—
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> > > (a) providing access to the information as required by this Act, or
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> > > (b) refusing access to the information.
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> > (3) A private sector person who refuses to give an individual access to information must give the individual a written reason for refusal of access, being a reason for refusal provided for by this Act.
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> > (4) A private sector person who charges a fee for providing access to information need not provide access until 7 days after payment of the fee, if—
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> > > (a) the private sector person has given the individual written notice stating that access will be provided on payment of a specified fee, and
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> > > (b) that notice is given within 45 days after receiving a request.
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> > (5) Access may be refused to a part of the information to which a request relates (with access provided to the remainder of the information).
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> > (6) A private sector person is taken to have refused access to health information if the private sector person fails to respond to the request for access as required by this section.