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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 1982 - SECT 26

Decision to be made by authorized person

S. 26(1) amended by No. 58/1993 s. 10(a)(b).

    (1)     A decision in respect of a request made to an agency may be made, on behalf of the agency, by the responsible Minister or the principal officer of the agency or, by an officer of the agency acting within the scope of authority exercisable by him in accordance with arrangements approved by the responsible Minister or the principal officer of the agency.

S. 26(2) amended by No. 10155 s. 67(1)(b).

    (2)     Where a request is made to an agency for a document, and no arrangements in respect of documents of that type have been made and published under the regulations, a decision on that request shall, for the purpose of enabling an application for review to be made to the Tribunal, be deemed to have been made by the principal officer of the agency.



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