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- Page 12 and 13: Introduction The importance of the
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- Page 38 and 39: Features of a Right to Information
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44 The Right of Access The right of
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46 Access to information shall be f
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48 information the disclosure of w
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50 have been taken to disseminate i
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52 funded from the consolidated bud
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54 Article 5 provides that the righ
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56 The initial indications are that
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58 Duty to Publish The Indian RTI L
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60 personal information which does
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62 Section 4(1)(a) provides for a r
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64 A public body (the term used in
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66 ‘subject area’ of the public
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68 justifi ed in its original decis
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70 The Right of Access The right of
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72 Exceptions The Japanese RTI Law
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74 Sanctions and Protections The Ja
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76 formats or of certain types, suc
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78 Article 20 provides a long list
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80 Sanctions and Protections Articl
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82 source, date of creation or form
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84 Duty to Publish Article 7 of the
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86 Appeals For agencies, complaints
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88 Peru Introduction The 1993 Peruv
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90 automatically from a database, w
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92 information classifi ed on grou
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94 S outh Africa Introduction The 1
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96 The Law contains detailed provis
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98 The main exceptions are set out
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100 an applicant a fee for inspecti
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102 Chapter 2 of the Swedish Law de
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104 where this “presents serious
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106 Appeals An individual may appea
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108 for providing the information (
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110 In terms of specifi c exception
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112 parliament to make laws prescri
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114 required to grant earlier acces
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116 Most of the exceptions do inclu
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118 Sanctions and Protections The U
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120 The Law does not include a sect
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122 There have been efforts recentl
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124 The specifi c exceptions are as
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126 Sanctions and Protections The R
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128 The new OPEN Government Act add
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130 educational or scientifi c inst
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132 The sixth exception covers fi l
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134 the number of full-time staff
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136 196. It was amended by Law No.
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138 259. Act No. 100 of 1980. Avail
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140 318. Banisar, D., Government Se
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142 Some laws also include a number
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144 of parliament. These are unfort
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146 is a complex one. In some count
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148 Exceptions Most laws include a
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150 public interests. A number of l
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152 the set time frame, a refusal t
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154 must make each such report avai
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156 from different regions around t