The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) on FOI Fees:

The law, if it provides for a levy of a fee for getting information must ensure that the fee is reasonable and does not act as a deterrent for asking information and does not end up debarring information from the disadvantaged groups who cannot afford the fees. The law must provide for waiver of fees in certain circumstances.

CHRI has a Right to Information site that provides a guide to what good FOI legislation should include. Links to the site below.

What should a [Right to Information] law contain?
Minimum Standards For Maximum Disclosure

CHRI "believes that the promotion and protection of human rights is the responsibility of governments but that the active participation of civil society acting in concert is vital to ensuring rule of law and the realisation of human rights."

CHRI's Right to Information site

Greg Pemberton
RTKNS Web Admin