Section 36 - Right to request correction of personal information

36(1) An individual who believes there is an error or omission in the individual's personal information may request the head of the public body that has the information in its custody or under its control to correct the information.

(2) Despite subsection (1), the head of a public body must not correct an opinion, including a professional or expert opinion.

(3) If no correction is made in response to a request under subsection (1), or if because of subsection (2) no correction may be made, the head of the public body must annotate or link the personal information with that part of the requested correction that is relevant and material to the record in question.

(4) On correcting, annotating or linking personal information under this section, the head of the public body must notify any other public body or any third party to whom that information has been disclosed during the one year before the correction was requested that a correction, annotation or linkage has been made.

(5) Despite subsection (4), the head of a public body may dispense with notifying any other public body or third party that a correction, annotation or linkage has been made if

(6) On being notified under subsection (4) of a correction, annotation or linkage of personal information, a public body must make the correction, annotation or linkage on any record of that information in its custody or under its control.

(7) Within 30 days after the request under subsection (1) is received, the head of the public body must give written notice to the individual that

(8) Section 14 applies to the period set out in subsection (7).

RSA 2000 cF-25 s36;2003 c21 s9