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Minister's foreign-travel records — CIC

Minister's / senior officer's official foreign-travel records [destination, purpose, expenditure] disclosable as public-money records.

Minister's foreign-travel records — CIC

Central Information Commission · 2013-01-01 · Citation awaited

Ministers' / senior officials' foreign-travel details (purpose, cost, dates) are public-money records — disclosable.

Case details

Court Central Information Commission
Decided 2013-01-01
Citation Citation awaited
Petitioner RTI applicant
Respondent Ministry / PMO
RTI Act sections §4, §8
Outcome Applicant allowed

Outcome

Minister's / senior officer's official foreign-travel records (destination, purpose, expenditure) disclosable as public-money records.

Ratio decidendi

Ministers' and senior officers' foreign-travel details on official business — destination, dates, delegation composition, expenditure — are records of public monies and disclosable. Personal-travel details remain protected under §8(1)(j).

Keywords

foreign travel, ministers, CIC, public expenditure

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