New Zealand Legislation: Acts

12 Transfer of requests

• Where—

  • (a) A request in accordance with section 10 of this Act is made to any local authority; and

  • (b) The information to which the request relates—

    • (i) Is not held by that local authority but is believed by the person dealing with the request to be held by another local authority or a Department or Minister of the Crown or organisation; or

    • (ii) Is believed by the person dealing with the request to be more closely connected with the functions of another local authority or a Department or Minister of the Crown or organisation,—

  the chief executive of the local authority to which the request is made, or an officer or employee authorised by that chief executive, shall promptly, and in no case later than 10 working days after the day on which the request is received, transfer the request to the other local authority, or the appropriate Department, Minister of the Crown, or organisation, and inform the person making the request accordingly.

  Compare: 1982 No 156 s 14; 1987 No 8 s 7(1)

  Section 12 was amended, as from 1 July 2003, by section 262 Local Government Act 2002 (2002 No 84), by substituting the words “chief executive” for the words “principal administrative officer” in both places where they occur. See sections 273 to 314 of that Act as to the savings and transitional provisions.