You may decide to complain if you have been denied access to the information you have requested and you think that this decision is disproportional and lacks sufficient or valid reasoning.

If you decide to complain you can challenge the decision made by the institution with a supervisory body. In Estonia, the supervision of access to public information is exercised by the Data Protection Inspectorate and the Estonian Information System’s Authority. If you do not want to turn to the supervisory bodies, you can challenge the decision by filing an action against the state institution in the administrative court.

Resources

Law 4

Public Information Act

In force as of 1 January 2001

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Administrative Procedure Act

In force as of 1 January 2002

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Code of Administrative Court Procedure

In force as of 1 January 2012

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The Constitution of the Republic of Estonia

In force as of 03 July 1992
Articles 44, 45

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Read translation

Case Law 3

Társaság a Szabadságjogokért v. Hungary

European Court of Human Rights
14 April 2009

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Rosiianu v. Romania

European Court of Human Rights
24 June 2014

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Read full judgment (French)

Case No. 3-3-1-46-12

Supreme Court of the Republic of Estonia
22 October 2012

Read full judgement (Estonian)

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