2/14/2018
START DATE
END DATE
3/24/2023
The Information Commissioner v The Attorney-General
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CLAIMANT'S LAWYER:
DEFENDANT'S LAWYER:
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) on appeal from Supreme Court of Bermuda
Public Access to Information
Sir Christopher Clarke Sir Maurice Kay Geoffrey Bell
Monica Carss-Frisk KC Warren Bank Cox Hallett Wilkinson
Paul Harshaw Canterbury Law Limited
FACTS OF THE CASE:
A request by a Royal Gazette reporter for documents relating to the Brown Settlement Record involving payments to healthcare services was denied under the PATI Act leading to a legal dispute on the scope and application of the Act
SUMMARY:
Whether the Information Commissioner has the authority to review documents the government claims are outside the scope of the PATI Act
OUTCOMES:
The court found the Information Commissioner does not have authority to review documents excluded from the PATI Act by section 4(1)(b)
RULED IN FAVOUR OF:
Defendant
PLAINTIFF/CLAIMANT
DEFENDANT:
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