SUMMARY
Section 63 sets out the procedure and time limits an applicant must observe when asking an adjudicator for a review of any decision, act, or failure to act by the Commissioner as the head of the public body.
PROCEDURE
The applicant must submit a request for review in writing to the Minister responsible for the Act outlining the reasons the applicant believes that a decision, act or failure to act by the Commissioner as head of a public body should be subject to review by an adjudicator.
INTERPRETATION
An applicant must request a review of the Commissioner’s decision as the head of a public body within 30
days of being notified of the Commissioner’s disposition of a request for information.
The 30-day time limit may be extended by the Adjudicator.
If the Commissioner fails to respond to a request for information within the 30-day time limit specified in
section 7 of the Act, the applicant may proceed as if the request for information has been denied. In this case, the 30-day time limit for requesting a review does not apply.
The Minister responsible for the Act will review any request for an adjudicator and then forward the request to the Attorney General for the appointment of an adjudicator as described in
section 60.
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