DID YOU KNOW

  • Under Section 36 of the Freedom of Information Act, 1999. Citizens are entitled to the correction of personal information held by Public Authorities.
  • Section 36(1) “where a document contains personal information of an individual and that individual alleges that the information is inaccurate, the Public Authority which holds the document may, on application, in writing … correct the information.”
  • The word inaccurate within this section means incorrect, incomplete, misleading or not relevant to the purpose for which the document is held.

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