Decision pursuant to 6.1, 2024 OIC 69
An institution applied for approval to decline acting on 597 access requests, arguing they were an abuse of the right to access information or vexatious. The Information Commissioner found that 550 requests met the criteria for abuse of process and granted approval for the institution to decline them. However, approval was denied for the remaining 47 requests, as the institution failed to demonstrate they were vexatious or an abuse of process.
- Abuse of the right of access
- Vexatious requests
Section 6.1 application partially granted
The Commissioner found that the institution successfully demonstrated that 550 of the access requests constituted an abuse of the right to make a request. However, for the remaining 47 requests, the institution did not provide sufficient evidence to establish they were vexatious or an abuse of process.
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- s.6.1 ATIA
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