Decision pursuant to 6.1, 2024 OIC 60
An institution applied to the Information Commissioner for approval to decline processing an access request, arguing it was an abuse of the right of access. The Commissioner agreed, finding that the institution had demonstrated the request was an abuse of access rights and that declining to act was warranted. Consequently, the application was granted.
- Whether the access request constituted an abuse of the right of access.
Section 6.1 application granted
The Commissioner found that the institution had successfully established that the request was an abuse of the right of access and that the circumstances justified approving the institution's request to decline to act.
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- s.6.1 ATIA
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