ICO Decision: Request To Dept Of Corrections

March 7, 2019

Information Commissioner Gitanjali Gutierrez issued a decision regarding a PATI request made to the Department of Corrections.

The Information Commissioner’s Office said, “On 28 February 2019, Information Commissioner Gitanjali Gutierrez issued Decision 07/2019. This decision concerns the Department of Corrections’ failure to issue an internal review decision within the statutory timeframes under the Public Access to Information [PATI] Act 2010.

Screenshot from the decision:

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“In Decision 07/2019, the requester sought records related to sex offenders and had requested an internal review of the Department of Corrections’ failure to issue an initial response.

“The Information Commissioner has found that the Department of Corrections failed to issue an internal review decision within the statutory timeframes. The Information Commissioner ordered the Department of Corrections to issue an internal review decision within six weeks, on or before 11 April 2019.”

The full Information Commissioner’s Decision 07/2019 follows below [PDF here]:

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