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Supreme Court

Docket: SC-122
Status: Rejected by the Supreme Court

cavemanq

Attorney: Not Assigned

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Supreme Court

Attorney: Not Assigned

Overview
  • Type of Hearing: Request
  • Submitted: 1 week ago (15/Aug/2026 12:11:55 PM UTC)
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Information
Is the VEC an independent commission, a branch, or an executive department, office, or agency?
Court Opinion

Written by dreckly on 19/Aug/2026 04:20:00 PM UTC

The Supreme Court has decided that this request does not meet the requirements per Part 8, Section 10 of the Prosecution Act 2025, which is clear in that the Supreme Court may issue an interpretation for a word or phrase which is not defined or where the definition is not clear.

We are of the opinion that;
Section 2(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2026 clearly outlines what a "Public Authority" is and that the VEC as an "independent executive agency" fits that description. Therefore, there is no ambiguity requiring an interpretation.