A person who has made a request for access to a record, for access to his or her own personal information, or for correction of his or her personal information, may appeal a refusal to the Commissioner. There is no specific form or format required. The person need only mail or deliver to the Commissioner a letter stating what was requested, the reasons given for refusing access, and the reasons he or she believes that the decision was unreasonable. The Commissioner has published a suggested appeal form and a suggested form for authorizing a person to act as agent on any appeal. Both forms are available on the Commissioner's website at Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario . The person must pay a fee prescribed by a regulation under the Act and must make the appeal within 30 days after notice is given of the decision that is being appealed. On receipt of the notice of appeal, the Commissioner must notify the decision-maker, as well as any "affected person." An affected person is a person to whom the requested information relates, and whose personal or economic interests may be affected by the disclosure of the requested records. The Commissioner will usually appoint a mediator, who will meet with the parties to attempt to narrow or resolve issues in the appeal. If mediation does not resolve all the issues, the Commissioner will appoint an adjudicator to conduct an inquiry. In the inquiry, the adjudicator will receive written submissions ("representations") from each of the parties. Although not required by the Act to do so (see below), the adjudicator will share with each party as much of the written representations of the other parties as can be disclosed without revealing the contents of the records at issue or other confidential or privileged information. The process for appeals is addressed in greater detail in a Code of Procedure and several Practice Directions issued by the Commissioner, which are available at: Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario .