PAIA requests for documents must be clear and comply with the Act

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PAIA requests for documents must be clear and comply with the Act

The East London High Court refused to grant an application for a request for medical records because the request and appeal was vague and poorly completed, without complying with the Promotion of Access to Information Act of 2000. The applicant applied to the Department of Health, Eastern Cape for “Copy of his medical records including x-rays, charts and another other relevant info”. The form nowhere referenced even the hospital where the applic…