S. 49A(1) amended by No. 20/2017 s. 21(3)(a).
(1) An applicant may apply to the Information Commissioner for review of—
S. 49A(1)(a) substituted by No. 20/2017 s. 21(2), amended by Nos 20/2017 s. 21(3)(b), 2/2019 s. 198(1).
(a) a decision of an agency or a Minister refusing to grant access to a document in accordance with a request; or
S. 49A(1)(b) amended by No. 20/2017 s. 21(3)(b).
(b) a decision under section 24 by an agency or Minister deferring the provision of access to a document; or
S. 49A(1)(c) amended by No. 20/2017 s. 21(3)(b).
(c) a decision of an agency or Minister not to waive or reduce an application fee under section 17, whether or not the fee has already been paid by the applicant.
S. 49A(2) amended by No. 20/2017 s. 21(3).
(2) A person who is the subject of information in a document referred to in section 39 (or, in the case of a deceased person, that person's next-of-kin) may apply to the Information Commissioner for a review of a decision by an agency or Minister not to amend the document pursuant to a request under section 39.
S. 49A(3) amended by No. 20/2017 s. 21(3)(b), repealed by No. 20/2017 s. 21(4).
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S. 49A(4) amended by Nos 20/2017 s. 21(3)(b)(5), 2/2019 s. 198(2).
(4) An application cannot be made under this section in relation to a decision of an agency or a Minister refusing to grant access to a document on the basis that the document is claimed to be exempt under section 29A.
S. 49A(5) amended by Nos 20/2017 s. 21(3)(b)(6), 2/2019 s. 198(3).
(5) If the decision of an agency or a Minister relates to a document that is claimed to be exempt under section 29A and also to another separate document that is not so exempt, an application can be made under this section in relation to the decision of the agency or Minister to the extent that it relates to the other separate document.
S. 49B inserted by No. 6/2012 s. 13.