Privacy & data

Access, correction & individual rights

Respond to requests about personal information accurately, fairly and within a process your team can manage.

See how we can help

Clear legal direction

Access and correction requests can become difficult when information is extensive, sensitive, mixed with other people’s information or connected to an employment or commercial dispute. O’Brien Legal helps organisations apply the rules carefully and communicate decisions clearly.

How we can help

Advice built around the real decision.

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Advice on access and correction requests

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Scope, search, collation and review processes

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Application of withholding grounds and redactions

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Responses, extensions, transfers and decision letters

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Requests involving employees, customers or complex records

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Process design, templates and staff guidance

When to get in touch

You may be dealing with this now.

A request is broad, urgent or connected with a dispute

Records contain legally privileged or confidential information, or information about other people

You are unsure what searches are reasonable or what may be withheld

Your team needs a reliable process for future requests

The aim

A defensible response and a repeatable process that respects individual rights without losing sight of other legal obligations.

A clear first step

Tell us what you need to decide.

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