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Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987

Review of decisions - Decisions under Part 2 and section 8

29A: Consultation with Privacy Commissioner

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"The Ombudsman talks to the Privacy Commissioner before deciding if you can see official information that was withheld for privacy reasons."

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When you make a complaint about not getting official information, an Ombudsman investigates. If the information was not given because of a privacy reason, the Ombudsman talks to the Privacy Commissioner. The Ombudsman does this before making a final decision about whether the information should be given. The Ombudsman talks to the Privacy Commissioner under the Privacy Act 2020. You can find more about this in section 27 and section 7(2)(a) and section 30. The Ombudsman must do this before making a final opinion about the complaint.

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Part 5Review of decisions
Decisions under Part 2 and section 8

29AConsultation with Privacy Commissioner

  1. Where an Ombudsman investigates a complaint made under section 27 in relation to a refusal to make official information available in reliance on section 7(2)(a), the Ombudsman shall, before forming a final opinion under section 30 in relation to the merits of refusing that request on that ground, consult with the Privacy Commissioner under the Privacy Act 2020.

Notes
  • Section 29A: inserted, on , by section 7 of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Amendment Act 1993 (1993 No 37).
  • Section 29A: amended, on , by section 217 of the Privacy Act 2020 (2020 No 31).