Information Access Appeal Regarding Insufficient Justification for Withholding Documents
Synthèse Legislator
Généré par l'IAAn administrative appeal was lodged challenging a decision concerning a request for information from an administrative authority. The appellant asserted that the authority's refusal to disclose the requested documents was not adequately reasoned, particularly as the refusal was based on the protection of trade secrets and the need to protect the public interest, the latter being a general assertion without specific justification. The court found the initial decision to be inadmissible due to a formal defect, specifically that the initial authority had failed to provide sufficient reasoning to support its refusal to disclose the requested information, thus not meeting the requisite standard of justification for withholding sensitive data or upholding a public interest defense against disclosure.
Regeste Legislator
Généré par l'IAInformation Access Appeal Regarding Insufficient Justification for Withholding Documents: The appellant asserted that the authority's refusal to disclose the requested documents was not adequately reasoned, particularly as the refusal was based on the protection of trade secrets and the need to protect the public interest, the latter being a general assertion without specific justification. The court found the initial decision to be inadmissible due to a formal defect, specifically that the initial authority had failed to provide sufficient reasoning to support its refusal to disclose the requested information, thus not meeting the requisite standard of justification for withholding sensitive data or upholding a public interest defense against disclosure.
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A/48/2015
### [ATA/190/2015](/apps/decis/fr/ata/show/1887479) du 19.02.2015 ( AIDSO ) , INCOMPETENT
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