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Request

24 (1) A person seeking access to a record shall,

(a) make a request in writing to the institution that the person believes has custody or control of the record;

(b) provide sufficient detail to enable an experienced employee of the institution, upon a reasonable effort, to identify the record; and

(c) at the time of making the request, pay the fee prescribed by the regulations for that purpose.

Provision Am./rep./en. In force Authority

24(1) 1996 c. 1 Sch. K s2 1996 Jan 30 R.A.

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Frivolous request

(1.1) If the head of the institution is of the opinion on

Reasonable grounds that the request is frivolous or vexatious, subsections (2) to (5) do not apply to the request.

Provision Am./rep./en. In force Authority

24(1.1) 1996 c1 Sch.K s2 1996 Jan 30 R.A.

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Sufficiency of detail

(2) If the request does not sufficiently describe the record sought, the institution shall inform the applicant of the defect and shall offer assistance in reformulating the request so as to comply with subsection (1).

Request for continuing access to record

(3) The applicant may indicate in the request that it shall, if granted, continue to have effect for a specified period of up to two years.

Institution to provide schedule

(4) When a request that is to continue to have effect is granted, the institution shall provide the applicant with,

(a) a schedule showing dates in the specified period on which the request shall be deemed to have been received again, and explaining why those dates were chosen; and

(b) a statement that the applicant may ask the Commissioner to review the schedule.

Act applies as if new requests were being made

(5) This Act applies as if a new request were being made on each of the dates shown in the schedule. R.S.O. 1990, c. F.31,

s. 24 (2-5).

R.S.O. 1990, c. F.31, s. 24; 1996, c. 1, Sched. K, s. 2.


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