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WATER ACT 1989 - SECT 84Y

Suppression of certain personal records and information

    (1)     A person whose personal information is held in the water register may apply to a recording body to restrict public access to some or all of that personal information.

    (2)     If a recording body is satisfied that exceptional circumstances exist justifying the restriction of public access to that person's personal information, the recording body may restrict public access to some or all of that personal information.

    (3)     The restriction of public access under subsection (2) may be for the period and on the conditions that the recording body thinks fit.

    (4)     If a recording body is satisfied that it is in the public interest that personal information restricted under this section be released to a person who applies for it, the recording body may release some or all of the information to the person on any condition that the recording body thinks fit.

    (5)     If a recording body decides to release restricted personal information under subsection (4), the recording body must give written notice of the decision to the person whose restricted personal information is to be released.

    (6)     A recording body must not release restricted personal information under this section until 28 days after giving written notice of the decision to release the information to the person whose restricted personal information is to be released.

S. 84Y(7) inserted by No. 48/2021 s. 31.

    (7)     A recording body that makes a suppression decision under this section must record that decision in the part of the register for which the recording body has responsibility.

S. 84Z inserted by No. 99/2005 s. 57.



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