Election Obligations & Standards Database

Summary

An applicant for an official document should not be obliged to give reasons for requesting an official document.

Obligations

Transparency and Access to Information

Election Parts

Issues

Criteria

The right of access to information was protected for everyone
The right of access to information was respected throughout the electoral process, including its relation to the media

Quotes

An applicant for an official document shall not be obliged to give reasons for having access to the official document.
An applicant for an official document shall not be obliged to give reasons for having access to the official document.
An applicant for an official document should not be obliged to give reasons for having access to the official document.
Subject to subsections 6(b) and (c), a requester does not have to provide a justification or reason for requesting any information.