34Correcting information

34 Correcting information (1) The public sector organisation may decide to: (a) make the correction specified in the application; or (b) make a correction to the information that is different from the one specified in the application. under section 33: (a) the correction that was made; and (b) if different from the one specified in the application: (i) the reasons for the difference; and (ii) that, if in the applicant's opinion the information as corrected is inaccurate, incomplete or out of date, the applicant is entitled to request the organisation to take reasonable steps to associate with that information a statement by the applicant to that effect.

Information Act 2002 28 (3) The public sector organisation must take all reasonable steps to comply with a request made under subsection (2)(b)(ii). (4) This section does not require a public sector organisation to correct information that is historical only.