After section 35(1) of the Principal Act insert— "(1A) An agency or Minister, in deciding whether a document is an exempt document subsection (1), must— the following that the agency or Minister has received a request for access to the document— person or government that (i) communicated the the information or matter; (ii) the person or government on whose behalf the information or matter was communicated; and the view of that person or government as to whether— (i) the information or matter was communicated in confidence; and (ii) the disclosure of the information or matter be contrary to the public interest for the reason set out in subsection (1)(b); and notifying a person, that if the person consents to disclosure of the document, or disclosure subject to deletion of the information or matter communicated in confidence, the person is not entitled to apply to the Tribunal for review of a decision to grant access to that document. (1B) Despite subsection (1A), an agency or Minister is not required to notify a person if—
After section 35(1) of the Principal Act insert— "(1A) An agency or Minister, in deciding whether a document is an exempt document subsection (1), must— the following that the agency or Minister has received a request for access to the document— (i) the person or government that communicated the information or matter; (ii) the person or government on whose behalf the information or matter was communicated; and the view of that person or government as to whether— (i) the information or matter was communicated in confidence; and (ii) the disclosure of the information or matter be contrary to the public interest for the reason set out in subsection (1)(b); and notifying a person, that if the person consents to disclosure of the document, or disclosure subject to deletion of the information or matter communicated in confidence, the person is not entitled to apply to the Tribunal for review of a decision to grant access to that document. (1B) Despite subsection (1A), an agency or Minister is not required to notify a person if—
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