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Information Act 2002
18Application for access to government information
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18 Application for access to government information
(1) A person may apply to a public sector organisation for access to
government information held by the organisation, including the
person's personal information.
(2) An application is to:
(c) include sufficient details to identify the information; and
(d) specify an address to which correspondence regarding the
application may be sent to the applicant.
(2A) The application is to be accompanied by the application fee.
(3) Before accepting an application, a public sector organisation must
satisfy itself as to the identity of the applicant.