Section 47 — Privacy Act 2020: Decision to neither confirm nor deny personal information is held

47 Decision to neither confirm nor deny personal information is held (1) An agency may neither confirm nor deny that it holds the personal information, or some of the personal information, requested if the agency— (a) is able to rely on section 49(1)(a)(i) or (d) , 51 , 52 , or 53(c) to refuse to disclose the information or refuse to disclose the information if it existed; and (b) is satisfied that the interest protected by any of those provisions would be likely to be prejudiced by the agency confirming whether or not it holds information about the requestor. (2) The notice given under section 44(2)(d) must inform the requestor of the requestor’s right to make a complaint to the Commissioner in respect of the agency’s response. Compare: 1993 No 28 s 32