Ms X and A Department [2003] IEIC 000542 (10 February 2003)

Ms X and A Department [2003] IEIC 000542 (10 February 2003)

None of the records sought to be amended contain personal information as defined by section 2 of the FOI Act 1997, as they do not reveal anything of an essentially private character about the applicant, nor are they held on the understanding that they would be treated as confidential. Accordingly, the applicant is not entitled to amendment under section 17.

Citation
[2003] IEIC 000542
Parties
Applicant: Ms X; Respondent: A Department
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
10 February 2003
Procedural Posture
Freedom of Information Review / Final Decision by Information Commissioner
Outcome
Application dismissed; Department's decision affirmed
Legal Topics
Freedom of Information, Personal Information, Amendment of Records
Administrative Law Information Law Freedom of Information Personal Information Amendment of Records

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Parties

Ms X

Applicant

A Department

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Freedom of Information Review / Final Decision by Information Commissioner

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the records sought to be amended contain personal information as defined by section 2 of the FOI Act 1997
  2. 2 Whether the applicant is entitled to amendment of records under section 17 of the FOI Act

Ratio Decidendi

None of the records sought to be amended contain personal information as defined by section 2 of the FOI Act 1997, as they do not reveal anything of an essentially private character about the applicant, nor are they held on the understanding that they would be treated as confidential. Accordingly, the applicant is not entitled to amendment under section 17.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed; Department's decision affirmed