Sentences with phrase «information act in the public interest»

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«An act to provide for the implementation of the constitutional rights to information held by a public institution subject to the exemptions that are necessary and consistent with the protection of the public interest in a democratic society to foster a culture of transparency and accountability in public affairs and to provide for related matters», the Deputy Attorney General submitted.

The police action does compromise the action of whistleblowers — a right that is enshrined in law by the Public Interest Disclosure Act, a private members act initiated by Tory MP, Richard Shepherd, one of the greatest friends of freedom of informatiAct, a private members act initiated by Tory MP, Richard Shepherd, one of the greatest friends of freedom of informatiact initiated by Tory MP, Richard Shepherd, one of the greatest friends of freedom of information.

Ministers should be as open as possible with Parliament and the public, refusing to provide information only when disclosure would not be in the public interest which should be decided in accordance with the relevant statutes and the Freedom of Informatioinformation only when disclosure would not be in the public interest which should be decided in accordance with the relevant statutes and the Freedom of InformationInformation Act 2000.

In November, In the Public Interest, a research and policy organization focused on privatization and contracting, submitted a request under the Freedom of Information Act to the Department of Education requesting all communications between Jason Botel and Julia Keleher between July 1 and mid-November, and all emails sent or received by Botel during that period that mention charter schools or Puerto Rico.

I believe that the leaking of this draft is entirely legal, that the taxpayer funded report report is properly in the public domain under the Freedom of Information Act, and that making it available to the public is in any case protected by established legal and ethical standards, but web hosting companies are not in the business of making such determinations so interested readers are encouraged to please download copies of the report for further dissemination in case this content is removed as a possible terms - of - service violation.

The job of looking at important problems in the surface temperature record, problems which are not yet properly addressed by the government agencies responsible for that information, is instead being left to ad - hoc associations of volunteers acting in the public interest.

At civil law, the website might sue you for making a defamatory statement, but as long as the statement is true, then you are still permitted to make the statement, and even if the statement turns out to be false (that the website turned out to be legal), then the defence of reportage (now known as the defence of Publication on a Matter of Public Interest, Defamation Act 2013 s. 4) would protect you, since you are arguably spreading information which is in the public intPublic Interest, Defamation Act 2013 s. 4) would protect you, since you are arguably spreading information which is in the public iInterest, Defamation Act 2013 s. 4) would protect you, since you are arguably spreading information which is in the public intpublic interestinterest.

Despite some opening up to the public as regards information following the recent decision on comitology, interested parties may not take part in the administrative procedure of the adoption of acts and therefore have very little opportunity to mount a successful challenge to adopted measures once they have been enforced in the internal legal orders of the Member States.

The case raised issues about the competing public interests in disclosure and non-disclosure and the relevance of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child to the handling of requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

They held that the presiding judge had made an order that contemplated disclosure of an informant's identity to defence counsel but that the order was made in a proper exercise of discretion under section 37 (5) of the Canada Evidence Act, which permits disclosure of information that is subject of a section 37 (1) certification where the public interest in disclosure outweighs the public interest specified by the Crown.

The OPC adopts the case - by - case balancing of interests approach endorsed by the Federal Court of Appeal in a Privacy Act case called Pirrie: «In determining the right to have access to this information under PIPEDA, the interests of the individuals concerned should be balanced against each other along with the public interest for and against disclosure.&raquin a Privacy Act case called Pirrie: «In determining the right to have access to this information under PIPEDA, the interests of the individuals concerned should be balanced against each other along with the public interest for and against disclosure.&raquIn determining the right to have access to this information under PIPEDA, the interests of the individuals concerned should be balanced against each other along with the public interest for and against disclosure.»

My interest in family law includes representing clients in the provincial and supreme Court, acting as a mediator and arbitrator, writing articles and doing my best to provide information to the public that is of general interest in a manner that is readily accessible.

«Our role at the Law Society is to act in the public interest and serve the public, which means we need to be more visible and establish ourselves as the place to turn for legal help and information,» said Law Society Treasurer Paul Schabas.

We included an extensive discussion on how whistleblower actions can further the public interest, including reference to the need in some circumstances to utilize protected health information for this purpose as well as reference to the qui tam provisions of the Federal False Claims Act.

• Able to talk to others to deliver information effectively and efficiently • Tested customer service skills • Interested in helping people and comfortable working with the public • Strong ability to get information and act accordingly, coordinating customers» needs with staff availability and workload capacity • Good active listening skills, especially understanding what people are asking and asking appropriate questions

Removing the amount financed from the Loan Estimate may improve the informed use of credit by avoiding information overload and improving consumer understanding of loan terms, consistent with the purposes of TILA and will be in the interest of consumers and the public, consistent with section 1405 (b) of the Dodd - Frank Act.