Federal (Canada)Office of the Information Commissioner of CanadaAccess to Information Act2024 OIC 62s.6.1 Application Granted (refusal authorized)
Decision pursuant to 6.1, 2024 OIC 62
Organization: A federal institution
Decision: Jan 6, 2024Published: Jan 6, 2024
Plain-Language Summary
An institution applied to the Information Commissioner for approval to decline an access request, arguing it was an abuse of the right to access information. The Commissioner agreed, finding the request constituted an abuse of the right to make a request. Consequently, the Commissioner granted the institution's application to decline to act on the request.
Key Issues
- Whether the access request constituted an abuse of the right to make a request under subsection 6.1(1) of the Access to Information Act.
Outcome
Section 6.1 application granted
Reasoning
The Commissioner found that the institution successfully demonstrated that the access request was an abuse of the right to make a request and approved the institution's decision to decline to act on it.
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Decision Notes
Statutory provisions cited
- s.6.1 ATIA
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