[okfn-za] Information rejected on the grounds that it may endanger human life.

Tue Aug 13 06:58:34 UTC 2013

I will write a blog specifically addressing my experiences. According
to the PAIA act, non-response is considered a rejection. I have been
trying to contact Treasury for 3 months now with no response at all. A
few other departments are equally useless.

Adi

On 12 August 2013 16:23, Justin Arenstein <justinarenstein at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Adi,
>
> In support of Steve's suggestion, AMI would help getting your blog
> syndicated / quoted by our local media partners + on wider platforms like
> AllAfrica.org or IJNet.org.
>
> Give me a shout if you'd like to chat.
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> Cheers,
> Justin
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> On 7 August 2013 15:50, Song, Stephen <stephen.song at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Adi,
>>
>> Better to blog about it than appeal.  When my PAIA request last year for
>> Telkom's terrestrial fibre map was rejected, I wrote about it
>> (http://manypossibilities.net/2012/01/a-gentle-plea-to-telkoms-ceo/).  The
>> story was picked up by the tech media and within 24hrs I had a phone call
>> from Telkom PR castigating me for not going through appropriate channels but
>> offering up the map nonetheless.
>>
>> Perhaps the M&G could be convinced to do a small piece on the
>> ineffectiveness of PAIA.   The notion of Open Source as trade secret could
>> make a good news headline.
>>
>> Regards... Steve
>>
>> On 7 August 2013 04:45, Adi Eyal <adi at burgercom.co.za> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi All
>>>
>>> As a follow-up to my previous email on a government software audit - I
>>> received a rejection from the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and
>>> Fisheries. They rejected it on the basis of Sections 36 and 38 of the
>>> PAIA Act.
>>> (https://github.com/adieyal/gov-software-audit/raw/master/receipts/daff.pdf)
>>>
>>> This makes me smile a little as Section 36 implies that knowledge of
>>> the software used by government can be considered to be a trade
>>> secret. Section 38 suggests that lives might be endangered if this
>>> information were to be released to the public.
>>>
>>> I have an opportunity to appeal the decision but I thought I had to
>>> share.
>>>
>>> Adi
>>>
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>>> Adi Eyal
>>> Data Specialist
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