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Right to Information Commission

Appeal an RTI Designated Officer decision to the RTI Commission

Draft. Written from the official page, read on 9 November 2026. Not tried in person yet, so check the source before you go.

Steps

  1. Check whether Designated Officer decided against request or failed to decide within the statutory time

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  2. Check Commission appeal timing: Act section 32 generally gives two months from decision or relevant decision deadline, subject to stated exceptions

  3. Complete RTI Commission appeal form with original request, dates, officials, attachments and proposed decision

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  4. Submit through the Commission's currently accepted channel and preserve actual acknowledgment

  5. Separate Commission decision, potential Court of Appeal route and original public-authority response status

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