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SAHA - FOIP – SAH-2014-PRE-0001 – Request tracker

Legal expenses paid by The Presidency for litigation for a request made under PAIA

Reference number: SAH-2014-PRE-0001
Submitting organisation: South African History Archive (SAHA)
Requestee: The Presidency
Status: closed
Status note: Process concluded
Date submitted: May 27, 2014
Stage(s): Initial request
Transferred To: SAH-2014-DOJ-0015
Request description:

Copies of any and all records, or parts of records, relating to legal expenses paid by the Office between 9 March 2001 and 9 March 2014 for any litigation (including proposed litigation) brought in any Court regarding a decision of the Office or Minister in The Presidency about a request for information made under the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 setting out the following:

1.    the total amount paid (or parts of amounts paid, where only that information is available) whether made to lawyers, Counsel or any witness or other adviser, to defend or conduct that litigation,

2.    the total amount paid (or parts of amounts paid, where only that information is available) as a result of:
      •  a costs order made by a Court, and/or
      •  an out of court settlement,
for the legal costs of any party or potential party (including amicus curiae) to that litigation,

3.    any internal costs and/or time spent by in-house lawyers or officers responsible for PAIA requests in the Office, to defend or conduct that litigation.

Initial request communication

Communication sent

Submission of PAIA request SAH-2014-PRE-0001
Sent on: May, 27 2014
Confirmation of receipt of PAIA request SAH-2014-PRE-0001
Sent on: June, 01 2014
Confirmation of receipt of PAIA request SAH-2014-PRE-0001 - follow up and request fee payment details
Sent on: June, 06 2014
Failure to respond to PAIA request SAH-2014-PRE-0001 within statutory time frame
Sent on: July, 01 2014
Repeated failure to respond to PAIA request SAH-2014-PRE-0001 within statutory time frame
Sent on: July, 11 2014
Notice of intention to lodge internal appeal for PAIA request SAH-2014-PRE-0001
Sent on: July, 26 2014

Response received

Response date: 2015-02-02
Response nature: Transferred in part – remainder released in part
Received within statutory period: No

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