Incorporated Societies Act 2022

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Access to information for members

80 Information for members

(1)

A member may at any time make a written request to a society for information held by the society.

(2)

The request must specify the information sought in sufficient detail to enable it to be identified.

(3)

The society must, within a reasonable time after receiving a request,—

(a)

provide the information; or

(b)

agree to provide the information within a specified period; or

(c)

agree to provide the information within a specified period if the member pays a reasonable charge to the society (which must be specified and explained) to meet the cost of providing the information; or

(d)

refuse to provide the information, specifying the reasons for the refusal.

(4)

Nothing in this section or section 81 or 82 limits information privacy principle 6 set out in section 22 of the Privacy Act 2020.

Compare: 1993 No 105 s 178(1)–(3)