Section 44 — Privacy Act 2020: Responding to IPP 6 request

44 Responding to IPP 6 request (1) If an agency does not transfer an IPP 6 request under section 43 , the agency must, as soon as is reasonably practicable, and in any case not later than 20 working days after the day on which the request is received, respond to the request. (2) A response must notify the requestor that— (a) the agency does not hold personal information in a way that enables the information to be readily retrieved; or (b) the agency does not hold any personal information about the individual to whom the request relates; or (c) the agency does hold personal information about the individual to whom the request relates and, if access to the information has been requested, that— (i) access to that information, or some of that information, is granted; or (ii) access to that information, or some of that information, is refused; or (d) the agency neither confirms nor denies that it holds any personal information about the individual to whom the request relates.