Official Information Act 1982

Review of decisions - Decisions under Part 2 and section 10

29B: Consultation with Privacy Commissioner

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"Checking with the Privacy Commissioner when information is withheld for privacy reasons"

When you make a complaint about not getting official information, an Ombudsman looks into it. If the information was not given to you because of a privacy reason, the Ombudsman talks to the Privacy Commissioner before making a final decision. The Ombudsman does this under the Privacy Act 2020.

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Part 5Review of decisions
Decisions under Part 2 and section 10

29BConsultation with Privacy Commissioner

  1. Where an Ombudsman investigates a complaint made under section 28 in relation to a refusal to make official information available in reliance on section 9(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 29B: inserted, on , by section 8 of the Official Information Amendment Act 1993 (1993 No 36).
  • Section 29B: amended, on , by section 217 of the Privacy Act 2020 (2020 No 31).