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Judicial Review Act 2000
36Application for order that person not entitled to statement
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### 36 Application for order that person not entitled to statement
> > (1) If –
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> > > > (a) a person (the ***decision maker***) receives a request under [section 29](#GS29@EN) from a person (the ***requester***) for a written statement relating to a decision; and
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> > > > (b) the decision maker is of the opinion that the requester is not entitled to make the request –
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> > the decision maker may apply to the Court for an order under this section declaring that the requester was not entitled to make the request.
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> > (2) If the Court considers that the requester was not entitled to make the request, the Court may, by order, declare accordingly, but otherwise the Court must refuse the application.
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> > (3) If the Court refuses the application, the decision maker must –
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> > > > (a) prepare the statement to which the request relates; and
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> > > > (b) give it to the requester within 28 days after the Court's decision.