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159 Application
(1) This Act does not apply in relation to government information held
by or a record of a local government council for the first 2 years
after the commencement of this Act.
(2) A public sector organisation is not required to publish any
information under section 11 in the calendar year in which this Act
commences but may do so if it wishes.
(3) A person is not entitled to apply under Part 3, Division 4 (Review by
public sector organisation) for a review of a decision of a public
sector organisation under Part 3, Division 2 (Accessing government
information) or Part 3, Division 3 (Correcting personal information) if
the decision is made within the first 12 months after the
commencement of this Act.
(4) A person is not entitled to make a complaint under Part 7
(Complaints to Information Commissioner) about the collection or
handling of the person's personal information, or any other
interference with the person's privacy, by a public sector
organisation if the collection, handling or other interference occurs
within the first 12 months after the commencement of this Act.