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Helsingin HO 19.03.1986 1277 AI generated

Court orders specific medical records from closed-door hearing to remain secret for 25 years under public access law.

Case Number Helsingin HO 19.03.1986 1277
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
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The Court of Appeal ordered certain medical records taken during a closed-door hearing to be kept secret for 25 years. While the lower court rejected the request to keep all proceedings secret, the appellate court identified specific documents as confidential under the Public Access to Court Documents Act. The court ruled that these particular records fell within the statutory exceptions for secrecy, overriding the general principle of public access.

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Public Access to Court Documents Act 945/84; Section 9: The court may order specific documents to be kept secret if their disclosure would harm the interests of justice or other protected interests, establishing that not all records from a closed hearing are automatically exempt from public access.

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public access to court documents medical records confidentiality closed hearing proceedings secrecy order duration exception to public access

Cited Legislation

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Act on Public Access to Court Documents 945/84, Section 9
Act 26/26
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Alioikeuden käsitellessä riita-asiaa oli asianosaisesta esitetty lääkärintodistuksia, jotka hän oli halunnut pidettävän salaisina. Vaatimus asian käsittelemisestä suljetuin ovin oli silloin voimassa olleen lain (26/26) nojalla hylätty. HO katsoi, että tietyt alioikeuden pöytäkirjaan otetut lääkärintodistukset olivat oikeudenkäynnin julkisuudesta annetun lain (945/84) 9 §:ssä tarkoitettuja salassa pidettäviä asiakirjoja ja määräsi ne salaisiksi 25 vuoden ajaksi.

Läsnä: Kesä, Rosokivi ja Metsä-Vähälä Esittelijä: Arvo

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