Information Act 2002
155Applications and complaints on behalf of children, persons
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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