In terms of s78(2) of the Promotion of Access to Information Act (“the Act” or “the Information Act”) an application to court for relief under s82 must be made within 30 days of the relevant event triggering the application. The DA has alleged in its answering papers (paras 3-6 record 588-589) that the 30-day period ran from the date of the DA’s refusal of access, namely 19 September 2003. If this is correct, the 30-day period expired on 19 October 2003. The present application was launched only on 25 November 2003, more than a month out of time.
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