NTIn ForceAct
Information Act 2002
155Applications and complaints on behalf of children, persons
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 155
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Information Act 2002.
155 Applications and complaints on behalf of children, persons
with disabilities or deceased persons
(1) An application or a complaint may be made:
(a) by a child; or
(b) subject to subsection (2), on behalf of a child by:
(i) the child's parent; or
(ii) a person chosen by the child or the child's parent; or
Information Act 2002 95
(iii) a person who has a sufficient interest in the application
or complaint.
(2) An application relating to health information about treatment
received by a child with the child's consent may only be made on
behalf of the child with the child's consent.
(3) An application or a complaint may be made on behalf of a person
who has a disability by:
(a) a person authorised by the person with the disability to do so;
or
(b) a person who has a sufficient interest in the application or
(4) An application or a complaint may be made on behalf of a
deceased person within the first 5 years after death by:
(a) the administrator or executor of the deceased person's estate;
or
(b) a person who has a sufficient interest in the application or