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Right to Information Act 2009
sec.28Application for metadata
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### sec.28 Application for metadata
An access application for a document is taken not to include an application for access to metadata about the document unless the access application expressly states that it does.
If an access application for a document expressly states that access to metadata about the document is sought, access to the metadata does not need to be given unless access is reasonably practicable.
In this section—
metadata , about a document, includes information about the document’s content, author, publication date and physical location.
(sec.28-ssec.1) An access application for a document is taken not to include an application for access to metadata about the document unless the access application expressly states that it does.
(sec.28-ssec.2) If an access application for a document expressly states that access to metadata about the document is sought, access to the metadata does not need to be given unless access is reasonably practicable.
(sec.28-ssec.3) In this section— metadata , about a document, includes information about the document’s content, author, publication date and physical location.