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Section 14 - Extending time limit for responding

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14(1) The head of a public body may extend the time for responding to a request for up to 30 days or, with the Commissioner's permission, for a longer period if

(a) the applicant does not give enough detail to enable the public body to identify a requested record,

(b) a large number of records are requested or must be searched and responding within the period set out in section 11 would unreasonably interfere with the operations of the public body,

(c) more time is needed to consult with a third party or another public body before deciding whether or not to grant access to a record, or

(d) a third party asks for a review under section 65(2) or 77(3).

(2) The head of a public body may, with the Commissioner's permission, extend the time for responding to a request if multiple concurrent requests have been made by the same applicant or multiple concurrent requests have been made by 2 or more applicants who work for the same organization or who work in association with each other.

(3) Despite subsection (1), where the head of a public body is considering giving access to a record to which

section 30 applies, the head of the public body may extend the time for responding to the request for the period of time necessary to enable the head to comply with the requirements of section 31.

(4) If the time for responding to a request is extended under subsection (1), (2) or (3), the head of the public body must tell the applicant

(a) the reason for the extension,

(b) when a response can be expected, and

(c) that the applicant may make a complaint to the Commissioner or to an adjudicator, as the case may be, about the extension.

1994 cF-18.5 s13;1999 c23 s7

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