D-0003 · The Privy Council Office opened no file because an officer is away
8 September 2026 · Privy Council Office
Obligation. Thirty days from receipt by the institution. The statute counts from receipt, not from the day an officer returns to work.
Conduct. No file opened, no number issued, no date named. The reason given is that the officer with authority over the five-dollar fee is absent.
Why it scores where it does. Reach 1, everyone who files while that officer is away. Harm 1, the clock has no visible start. Absence of a remedy 2, the Information Commissioner. Persistence 1, stated once as a reason. Total 5, Medium, 100 dollars.
Evidence. The department’s written answer, recorded in the register of requests.
Since. The file was opened on 11 September 2026, twelve days after receipt, as A-2026-00579. Complaint to the Information Commissioner on 17 September 2026, file 5826-04322.