Sentence:  Petitioner was not denied due process in the administrative proceedings , because the statement in question was in his file , to which he had <WSD>access</WSD> , and he had opportunities to rebut it both before the hearing officer of the Department of Justice and before the appeal board . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership)