Legal opinion on the right of access to information and documents from self‑government bodies under the Act on the Exercise of the Mandate of a (...) Cover Image

Opinia prawna na temat prawa dostępu do informacji i materiałów od organów administracji samorządowej w trybie ustawy o wykonywaniu mandatu posła(...)
Legal opinion on the right of access to information and documents from self‑government bodies under the Act on the Exercise of the Mandate of a (...)

Author(s): Ewa Wojnarska-Krajewska
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Kancelaria Sejmu
Keywords: Poland; public information; Deputy to the Sejm; territorial self‑government;

Summary/Abstract: The author claims that anybody, including a Deputy to the Sejm, has – on the basis of the Act on Access to Public Information – the right of access to a document having the form of an contract concluded by the local government unit (gmina). In such a case, the disclosure of the first names and surnames of persons concluding a civil‑law contract with a self‑government unit does not violate the right to privacy of those persons. However, some information concerning persons concluding such contract may remain anonymous. According to the author, information (documents) pertaining to the domain of plan or aims of the given authority ( and not to the facts) – provided that they have been drawn up to be used in proceedings in a particular case related to the legal interest of that authority – should not be disclosed under the Act on Access to Public Information.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 347–352
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Polish