Sentences with phrase «act in the public interest when»

The FLSC failed to uphold their mandate to act in the public interest when they disengaged from public discourse.

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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 Information Act 2000.

FTA is also providing a limited public interest waiver for solicitations and contracts that were underway when the FAST Act was enacted in 2015.

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The reasons are obvious: when you take public transit, you relinquish control of your trip to another, and you place your trust in that other to act in your best interests, following the rules and putting passenger safety first.

The authorities suggest two related elements — a fiduciary duty owed by the Crown to Aboriginal people when dealing with Aboriginal lands, and the right to encroach on Aboriginal title if the government can justify this in the broader public interest under s. 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982.

(This approach was tried in Mosley, when the News of the World's legal team, no doubt realising that the writing was on the wall, attempted to shoehorn the story into a matter of public interest by arguing that the sexual activities involved, constituted assaults under the Off ences Against the Person Act 1961 and as crimes were therefore matters of public interest.

The Economist noted last November that «an unexpected by - product of Mr. Zuma's scandal - plagued presidency has been a growing public interest in the justice system...» The judiciary, said the newspaper, had acted «as a bulwark for South African democracy at a time when other institutions, including the police and state prosecutors, have been compromised.»

Nevertheless, they are acting in the public interest to facilitate the fairness and well - being of a consensual method of dispute resolution, and both the rule committee and the courts can still take into account the parties» expectations regarding privacy and confidentiality when agreeing to arbitrate.»

Free access is the new standard for knowledge that has been publicly supported and which has been undertaken in an act of public trust, especially at a time when the reputation of the universities, with regard to the influence of commercial interests, has come under criticism.

The director of the Serious Fraud Office acted within his discretion when deciding that the public interest in pursuing an important investigation into alleged bribery was outweighed by the public interest in protecting the lives of British citizens.

Even when Lay Bencher Marion Boyd rose to suggest that as a representative of the public (remembering that LSUC is supposed to act in the public interest, not in accordance with the whims of those who elect them), the public demands a decision, many Benchers blithely suggested that more time was needed.

In my view then, s. 37 of the Canada Evidence Act gives a trial judge the discretion to determine the type of hearing he or she will conduct and determine who may attend when a specified public interest issue is certified.

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The court went on to affirm dismissal of Offerors» unfair or deceptive act claim on the basis that such a claim could only survive under the state's law when the act in question affected the public interest.