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Section 29 - Information that is or will be available to the public

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29(1) The head of a public body may refuse to disclose to an applicant information

(a) that is readily available to the public,

(a.1) that is available for purchase by the public, or

(b) that is to be published or released to the public within 60 days after the applicant's request is received.

(2) The head of a public body must notify an applicant of the publication or release of information that the head has refused to disclose under subsection (1)(b).

(3) If the information is not published or released within 60 days after the applicant's request is received, the head of the public body must reconsider the request as if it were a new request received on the last day of that period, and access to the information requested must not be refused under subsection (1)(b).

RSA 2000 cF-25 s29;2003 c21 s6

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