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SAHA - FOIP – SAH-2014-DOD-0004 – Request tracker

Legal expenses paid by DOD for litigation for a request made under PAIA

Reference number: SAH-2014-DOD-0004
Submitting organisation: South African History Archive (SAHA)
Status: closed
Status note: Process concluded
Date submitted: May 26, 2014
Stage(s): Initial request, internal appeal
Request description:

Copies of any and all records, or parts of records, relating to legal expenses paid by the Department between 9 March 2001 and 9 March 2014 for any litigation (including proposed litigation) brought in any Court regarding a decision of the Department or Minister of Defence 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 Department, to defend or conduct that litigation.

Initial request communication

Communication sent

Submission of PAIA request SAH-2014-DOD-0004
Sent on: May, 26 2014
Confirmation of receipt of PAIA request SAH-2014-DOD-0004
Sent on: May, 31 2014
Confirmation of receipt of PAIA request SAH-2014-DOD-0004 - follow up and request fee payment details
Sent on: June, 05 2014
Failure to respond to PAIA request SAH-2014-DOD-0004 within statutory time frame
Sent on: June, 30 2014
Repeated failure to respond to PAIA request SAH-2014-DOD-0004 within statutory time frame
Sent on: July, 10 2014
Notice of intention to lodge internal appeal for PAIA request SAH-2014-DOD-0004
Sent on: July, 25 2014
Reminder to lodge internal appeal / complaint (Public/Private)
Sent on: July, 30 2014

Response received

Response date: 2014-08-25
Response nature: Deemed refusal
Received within statutory period: No

Internal appeal communication

Communication sent

Submission of internal appeal against decision relating to PAIA request SAH-2014-DOD-0004
Sent on: August, 25 2014
Submission of internal appeal against decision relating to PAIA request SAH-2014-DOD-0004
Sent on: August, 25 2014
Re: Confirmation of receipt of internal appeal for PAIA request SAH-2014-DOD-0004
Sent on: August, 30 2014
Failure to respond to internal appeal for PAIA request SAH-2014-DOD-0004 within statutory time frame
Sent on: September, 29 2014
Re: Failure to respond to internal appeal for PAIA request SAH-2014-DOD-0004 within statutory time frame
Sent on: October, 09 2014
Failure to respond to internal appeal for PAIA request SAH-2014-DOD-0004 within statutory time frame
Sent on: October, 24 2014
Reminder to submit complaints to Chapter 9 institutions
Sent on: November, 13 2014

Response received

Response date: 2014-09-30
Response nature: Deemed to have dismissed the internal appeal
Received within statutory period: No

Released records

Record summary
This is document shows all the transaction that were made to the Webber Wentzel Bowens Attorneys by the Department of Defence in legal fees/expenses, dated 31 October 2014.
Total pages
5
SAHA CALL number
AL2878_B01.61.12

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