Court Opinion
Written by Pawtistic
5th October 2026, 12:08 PM UTC
MAJORITY OPINION.— The Court interprets Part 1, Section 2(3) of the Freedom of Information Act 2026 to mean that freedom of information requests must be answered within seven (7) full days, or 168 hours, from the time they are submitted. The deadline is the same time seven days later, not the start of the seventh day.
WHEREFORE.— The Court holds that a response must be provided within 168 hours of submission. For example, a request submitted on 4 October 2026 at 8:40 pm UTC must be answered by 11 October 2026 at 8:40 pm UTC. Any response after that deadline falls outside the required period.
SO ORDERED.— Associate Justice Pawtistic delivered the Court’s opinion, joined by Deputy Chief Justice Kelpti, Senior Associate Justice Inconclusive-, Associate Justice .Martin., AND Associate Justice Brokyy_.
Chief Justice dreckly recused himself.