Section 18B — Official Information Act 1982: Duty to consider consulting person if request likely to be refused under section 18(e) or (f)

18B Duty to consider consulting person if request likely to be refused under section 18(e) or (f) If a request is likely to be refused under section 18(e) or (f) , the Department, Minister of the Crown, or organisation must, before that request is refused, consider whether consulting with the person who made the request would assist that person to make the request in a form that would remove the reason for the refusal. Sections 18A and 18B were inserted, as from 22 October 2003, by section 3 Official Information Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 90).