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RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT 2009 - SECT 20

Repeat or vexatious applications may be refused

If an application for an assessed disclosure of information is made by an applicant for access to information which –
(a) in the opinion of the public authority or a Minister, is the same or similar to information sought under a previous application to a public authority or Minister and the application does not, on its face, disclose any reasonable basis for again seeking access to the same or similar information; or
(b) is an application which, in the opinion of the public authority or Minister, is vexatious or remains lacking in definition after negotiation entered into under section 13(7)  –
the public authority or Minister may refuse the application on the basis that it is a repeat or vexatious application.



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