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Right to Information Act 2009
sec.78VParticular notations required to be added
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### sec.78V Particular notations required to be added
This section applies if—
a person makes an amendment application to an agency or Minister; and
under section 78Q , the agency or Minister refuses to amend the document.
The applicant may, whether or not the applicant has applied for review of the decision under chapter 3B , part 1 or 2 , by written notice, require the agency or Minister to add to the personal information included in the document a notation—
stating the way the applicant claims the information to be inaccurate, incomplete, out of date or misleading; and
if the applicant claims the information to be inaccurate or misleading—setting out the amendments the applicant claims are necessary for the information to be accurate or not misleading; and
if the applicant claims the information to be incomplete or out of date—setting out the information the applicant claims is necessary to complete the information or to bring it up to date.
The agency or Minister must—
comply with the requirements of a notice under subsection (2) ; and
give the applicant written notice of the nature of the notation.
Subsection (3) (a) does not require the agency or Minister to make a notation using the same words as the words provided by the applicant.
If the agency or Minister decides the information to which the notice relates is not information in relation to which the applicant was entitled to apply to the agency or Minister for amendment of the document—
subsection (3) does not apply; and
the agency or Minister must give prescribed written notice to the applicant of the decision.
If an agency or Minister (the document holder ) discloses to a person (including an agency or Minister) any information contained in the part of the document the subject of the amendment application, the document holder—
must ensure the person is given, when the information is disclosed, a statement—
stating that the person, or eligible family member of the person, to whom the information relates claims that the information is inaccurate, incomplete, out of date or misleading; and
setting out particulars of the notation added under this section; and
may include in the statement the reason for the document holder’s refusal to amend the document.
s 78V ins 2023 No. 32 s 105
(sec.78V-ssec.1) This section applies if— a person makes an amendment application to an agency or Minister; and under section 78Q , the agency or Minister refuses to amend the document.
(sec.78V-ssec.2) The applicant may, whether or not the applicant has applied for review of the decision under chapter 3B , part 1 or 2 , by written notice, require the agency or Minister to add to the personal information included in the document a notation— stating the way the applicant claims the information to be inaccurate, incomplete, out of date or misleading; and if the applicant claims the information to be inaccurate or misleading—setting out the amendments the applicant claims are necessary for the information to be accurate or not misleading; and if the applicant claims the information to be incomplete or out of date—setting out the information the applicant claims is necessary to complete the information or to bring it up to date.
(sec.78V-ssec.3) The agency or Minister must— comply with the requirements of a notice under subsection (2) ; and give the applicant written notice of the nature of the notation.
(sec.78V-ssec.4) Subsection (3) (a) does not require the agency or Minister to make a notation using the same words as the words provided by the applicant.
(sec.78V-ssec.5) If the agency or Minister decides the information to which the notice relates is not information in relation to which the applicant was entitled to apply to the agency or Minister for amendment of the document— subsection (3) does not apply; and the agency or Minister must give prescribed written notice to the applicant of the decision.
(sec.78V-ssec.6) If an agency or Minister (the document holder ) discloses to a person (including an agency or Minister) any information contained in the part of the document the subject of the amendment application, the document holder— must ensure the person is given, when the information is disclosed, a statement— stating that the person, or eligible family member of the person, to whom the information relates claims that the information is inaccurate, incomplete, out of date or misleading; and setting out particulars of the notation added under this section; and may include in the statement the reason for the document holder’s refusal to amend the document.
- (a) a person makes an amendment application to an agency or Minister; and
- (b) under section 78Q , the agency or Minister refuses to amend the document.
- (a) stating the way the applicant claims the information to be inaccurate, incomplete, out of date or misleading; and
- (b) if the applicant claims the information to be inaccurate or misleading—setting out the amendments the applicant claims are necessary for the information to be accurate or not misleading; and
- (c) if the applicant claims the information to be incomplete or out of date—setting out the information the applicant claims is necessary to complete the information or to bring it up to date.
- (a) comply with the requirements of a notice under subsection (2) ; and
- (b) give the applicant written notice of the nature of the notation.
- (a) subsection (3) does not apply; and
- (b) the agency or Minister must give prescribed written notice to the applicant of the decision.
- (a) must ensure the person is given, when the information is disclosed, a statement— (i) stating that the person, or eligible family member of the person, to whom the information relates claims that the information is inaccurate, incomplete, out of date or misleading; and (ii) setting out particulars of the notation added under this section; and
- (i) stating that the person, or eligible family member of the person, to whom the information relates claims that the information is inaccurate, incomplete, out of date or misleading; and
- (ii) setting out particulars of the notation added under this section; and
- (b) may include in the statement the reason for the document holder’s refusal to amend the document.
- (i) stating that the person, or eligible family member of the person, to whom the information relates claims that the information is inaccurate, incomplete, out of date or misleading; and
- (ii) setting out particulars of the notation added under this section; and