Acccs.1. to ln/otrnuriun
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J _) V/here an infiJn11a1ion holder to \"'hich a request for Tnmsii:~r of
infi:_rn11ation is n1ade considers that another institution has greater reqm~ot fOr
informa!imi
i111ercst in the infon11ation requested, the infonnation oJTlcer to 1U ;c\C\W\(
\\hicJt the request \vas initird!y n1adL<. shalL \vithin three \Vt>rking in>ti111tion~
s aft.er tht· 1..equest is received. transf\;:r the request to the o!lH:-r
institution and g\ve \\r.1tten notice
thi: transfer of the request to
1hc applicant
(2) For ihe purposes of1his set-tion-- (a) the processing p1,,criod specified \n section 19 sha!l apply to
the institution to \vhich the request 1s transft:-rrcd: and
{h} an 11"J~li1uti,11i hn;; grca1c1· 1nlc1"0::.f 111
1nf<•nY\a1ion n:-qucs1cd
(1\ :i !\'cord or ducu1nent Ct'tltn1n1ng the ;i-1ti.:ir1natiu11
Png111al!;, produced b) or j()r the institution; or
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(ii) in the: case of fnfonnation not originaliy produced by or
i~1r
the institution, the
the original in]{)nnat)on.
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institution 1-vas the first recipient of
24, . ~·--( l J Subj~:-ct to subsection (2), a person shal! not pay any
on lodging an apphcation j()r requcs1 0f inforrnntion .
\2) ·rhe
payable by an applictint under this r\ct shaH be
!iniitcd to reasonable standard ;,-barges fiJr docu1nent duplication,
1rgns!ation or transcription, where necessary.
(J) rhe l'v1inister shall, on rccorn111endution of the (\:J!'nrnisslo1i_
prescribt> a nnifonn scn!e of
app!icabh: for processing requests
(\)f'
inf\..irn1n1i,,n_
2.S.
\-\"h,'r< an u1fun11ut1Pn llelch:r refi1ses lC\ disc!o:·:e
1nfPrrnatit111 \\ hi-:h has bcc:11 f'l'quested ciilh.~r 1n \Yhule or in pan, the
1ni'unna1lun hc>ldcr cihalL in \\riting_, notd) the app!icnnt of thv
cdchdl and
\\t..fu«ul ui'
di.sdosur~
of
l"V(jC. KSkd
111!'r>r11n\ion
(«) s1n1c the grounds for the refusal including the specific
ions of this .1-\c1 relied on to just if:.,; its decision; and
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\fl) inforni the applicant of tile (tvai!ability of a proc1,:"s":> for
l'C\ ie\\-ing 1hc d,,cision, the institution to 'vhich the reviev.., rrHt)' be
Jodg,ed and the period \vithin \\'hich the application fbr revle\v
rnay l)t- n1ade,
26,·----( ! ) \\/here an appl!cation f(>r infonnntion is rnade to an lnEvn1utJ\\n
1htit Cil_ll!l[;( bt
i11forn1ation ho!d(.;'r in
of \vhich~
fonnd or d1w5
(u) the infonnation is nut
th(.~ 1nJ~innaliun
ihe possession or under the cf1ntrol
holder and the inforniation ofliccr docs not
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