Section 33Part 5 — Internal Review
Application for internal review
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An applicant for access to a record may, subject to subsection (3), apply for an internal review of a decision by a public authority to —
refuse to grant access to the record;
grant access only to some of the records specified in an application;
defer the grant of access to the record; or
charge a fee for action taken or as to the amount of the fee.
For the purposes of subsection (1), a failure to give a decision on any of the matters referred to in subsection (1)(a) to (c) within the time required by this Act shall be regarded as a refusal to do so.
An application under subsection (1) may only be made where the decision to which the application relates was taken by a person other than the Minister, a chief officer or the principal officer of the public authority concerned.