81 Onus

(1) On a review by the commissioner, the agency which or Minister who made the decision under review has the onus of establishing that the decision was justified or that the commissioner should give a decision adverse to the applicant.

(2) However, if the decision under review is a disclosure decision, the participant in the application for review who opposes the disclosure decision has the onus of establishing that a decision not to disclose the document or matter is justified or that the commissioner should give a decision adverse to the person who wishes to obtain access to the document.

(3) In this section—

disclosure decision means—

(a) a decision to disclose a document or matter contrary to the views of a person obtained under section 51; or

(b) a decision to disclose a document or matter if the agency or Minister should have taken, but has not taken, steps to obtain the views of a person under section 51.