Information Commissioner Calls for Reinstatement of CAIRS
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Good idea, but
be careful what you wish for. The current fee to making a request is $5 (although this is currently waived), and provides for up to 5 hours of labour to service the request. I can easily see the request fee going up to what the legislation allows, $25, in order to cover the costs of administering the program. Not sure when that fee was set up, but the legislation is dated 1985.