sec.8APProcedure if disclosure notice is refused

### sec.8AP Procedure if disclosure notice is refused This section applies if a relevant officer decides under section 8AM (5) to refuse a person’s request to give a stated person a disclosure notice. As soon as reasonably practicable after making the decision, the relevant officer must— inform the person who made the request that— the request is refused; and if the stated purpose of the request was a purpose mentioned in section 8AL (3) (a) (iii) or (b)(iii)—the person may ask that a disclosure notice authorising the disclosure of the information matter be given to another stated person for that purpose; and make a written record of— the decision to refuse the request; and the date and time of the decision; and the grounds forming the basis of the suspicion mentioned in section 8AM (5) . The information required to be given under subsection (2) (a) may be given orally or in writing. s 8AP ins 2016 No. 42 s 28 (sec.8AP-ssec.1) This section applies if a relevant officer decides under section 8AM (5) to refuse a person’s request to give a stated person a disclosure notice. (sec.8AP-ssec.2) As soon as reasonably practicable after making the decision, the relevant officer must— inform the person who made the request that— the request is refused; and if the stated purpose of the request was a purpose mentioned in section 8AL (3) (a) (iii) or (b)(iii)—the person may ask that a disclosure notice authorising the disclosure of the information matter be given to another stated person for that purpose; and make a written record of— the decision to refuse the request; and the date and time of the decision; and the grounds forming the basis of the suspicion mentioned in section 8AM (5) . (sec.8AP-ssec.3) The information required to be given under subsection (2) (a) may be given orally or in writing. - (a) inform the person who made the request that— (i) the request is refused; and (ii) if the stated purpose of the request was a purpose mentioned in section 8AL (3) (a) (iii) or (b)(iii)—the person may ask that a disclosure notice authorising the disclosure of the information matter be given to another stated person for that purpose; and - (i) the request is refused; and - (ii) if the stated purpose of the request was a purpose mentioned in section 8AL (3) (a) (iii) or (b)(iii)—the person may ask that a disclosure notice authorising the disclosure of the information matter be given to another stated person for that purpose; and - (b) make a written record of— (i) the decision to refuse the request; and (ii) the date and time of the decision; and (iii) the grounds forming the basis of the suspicion mentioned in section 8AM (5) . - (i) the decision to refuse the request; and - (ii) the date and time of the decision; and - (iii) the grounds forming the basis of the suspicion mentioned in section 8AM (5) . - (i) the request is refused; and - (ii) if the stated purpose of the request was a purpose mentioned in section 8AL (3) (a) (iii) or (b)(iii)—the person may ask that a disclosure notice authorising the disclosure of the information matter be given to another stated person for that purpose; and - (i) the decision to refuse the request; and - (ii) the date and time of the decision; and - (iii) the grounds forming the basis of the suspicion mentioned in section 8AM (5) .