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==== a) Step One: Requesting Disclosure or Correction ==== | ==== a) Step One: Requesting Disclosure or Correction ==== | ||
An individual can send a letter to a public body asking for disclosure of information pertaining to that individual or for a correction of information. If the request is for access to information, the head of the public body then has 30 days to respond (this time limit can be extended under section 10) (s 7(1)). Section 8(1) requires that any response must either (a) to (b) inform the individual of where, when, and how the record will be disclosed, or (c) detail the reasons the request was denied. | An individual can send a letter to a public body asking for disclosure of information pertaining to that individual or for a correction of information. If the request is for access to information, the head of the public body then has 30 days to respond (this time limit can be extended under section 10) (s 7(1)). Section 8(1) requires that any response must either (a) inform the applicant if they are entitled to access some or all of the requested documents, (b) inform the individual of where, when, and how the record will be disclosed, or (c) detail the reasons the request was denied. | ||
If the request is for a correction of information held by the public body, the head of the public body must either correct the record ( | If the request is for a correction of information held by the public body, the head of the public body must either correct the record (section 29(1)),or annotate the information with the correction that was requested (section 29(2)). The head If the request is for a correction of information held by the public body, the head of the public body must either correct the record (section 29(1)), or annotate the information with the correction that was requested (section 29(2)). The head of the public body must next notify all other parties to whom the information in question has been disclosed within the past year (section 29(3)). | ||
Always check with the organization itself to see if it has its own forms for requests; this makes the process much faster. | Always check with the organization itself to see if it has its own forms for requests; this makes the process much faster. | ||
