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+{{htmlmetatags>metatag-keywords=(rti decoded,rti explained,rti section explanation,rti act plain language,rti act walkthrough)&metatag-description=(The Decoded series has been integrated into /explanations. This page redirects to the active, maintained explanations of the RTI Act, 2005.)}}
+====== Decoded — Now Integrated into Explanations ======
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+**This series is now part of [[:explanations|Explanations]].** The Decoded walk-through of the RTI Act — statutory text + plain-language meaning + an illustrative decision for each section — has been consolidated into our **[[:explanations|Common Terms and Explanations]]** hub and the dedicated per-section articles. You will find the same content, better maintained, under the links below.
+</WRAP>
+===== Where to find each section =====
+  * **Section 2 — Definitions** → [[:act:section-2|§2 page]] + [[:explanations|Common Terms]].
+  * **Section 4 — Suo-motu disclosure** → [[:act:section-4|§4 page]].
+  * **Section 6 — Request procedure** → [[:act:section-6|§6 page]] + [[:guide:applicant|Guide for Applicants]].
+  * **Section 7 — Disposal** → [[:act:section-7|§7 page]] + [[:pio-faa-knowledge-base|§7(9) alternative form]] + [[:pio-deemed-refusal-section-7-2|§7(2) deemed refusal]].
+  * **Section 8 — Exemptions** → **[[:explanations:grounds-for-rejection|The ten grounds, fully explained]]** (our canonical guide). Per-clause deep dives: [[:pio-faa-knowledge-base|§8(1)(j) after DPDP]] · [[:pio-faa-knowledge-base|§8(1)(e) Fiduciary]].
+  * **Section 9 — Copyright** → covered in [[:explanations:grounds-for-rejection|grounds for rejection]].
+  * **Section 10 — Severability** → [[:act:section-10|§10 page]] + [[:faa-section-19-8-powers|FAA severance powers]].
+  * **Section 11 — Third-party** → [[:act:section-11|§11 page]] + [[:faa-privacy-public-interest-balancing|privacy vs public interest]].
+  * **Section 19 — Appeals** → [[:act:section-19|§19 page]] + [[:faa-first-appeal-timelines|First Appeal timelines]] + [[:faa-appellate-review-checklist|FAA checklist]].
+  * **Section 20 — Penalties** → [[:act:section-20|§20 page]].
+===== What the Decoded approach is now =====
+The "statute + plain-language + one illustrative decision" approach has been absorbed into the PIO / FAA framework articles, which go further — adding case-law anchors (Supreme Court + High Court), common PIO errors, citable ratio sentences, and links to the filing tools.
+Start points:
+  * **[[:pio-faa-knowledge-base|PIO / FAA Knowledge Base]]** — the main hub for all per-clause analysis.
+  * **[[:explanations:grounds-for-rejection|Grounds for RTI rejection]]** — the ten §8(1) clauses, §9, §11, §24, plus §8(2) and §10.
+  * **[[:blog:how-to-write-rti-application|Ask for records, not answers]]** — the single drafting fix.
+===== Want the old format back? =====
+If you specifically need the "section + statutory text + one example" format that Decoded aimed for, you can reconstruct it from the Act pages and the FAQ in under five clicks:
+  - Open the **[[:act|RTI Act index]]** and click the section.
+  - Read the statutory text on that page.
+  - Open **[[:explanations:grounds-for-rejection|grounds for rejection]]** or the relevant PIO framework page for the plain-language explanation.
+  - Open **[[:landmark-cic-decisions|10 landmark CIC decisions]]** for an illustrative ruling.
+===== Related =====
+  * [[:explanations|Common Terms and Explanations]]
+  * [[:act|The RTI Act, 2005]]
+  * [[:faq|RTI FAQ — 25 most-asked questions]]
+  * [[:pio-faa-knowledge-base|PIO / FAA Knowledge Base]]
+  * [[:historical-cic-orders|Historical CIC orders — archive]]
+----
+//Last reviewed: 21 April 2026.// //Decoded series consolidated into Explanations.//
+{{tag>decoded superseded explanations act rti-history}}