Miscellaneous wrote:@rdfb I'd argue maintaining a public register does not necessitate putting it online with all the information it contains.
... I'd argue a paper file in a filing cabinet that can be examined by anyone visiting, or even via written request, meets the criteria of keeping a public record. ..
ISTR (possibly from studying Air Law for my BoT PPL exam*, when the pertinent data was held by the Air Registration Board), that the information could be obtained from ARB by letter (possibly for a small fee; possibly 1/-
) or by calling in person at their offices (possibly Shell-Mex House).
[*incidentally, the only part of the syllabus for which my Air Cadet tests and Canadian PPL exams had not fully prepared me ]There is an interestingly (to me) analogous provision under UK FOIA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_o ... ExemptionsOne of the Absolute Exemptions (ie, no 'public interest test' need be applied) by which a Public Authority may refuse to provide a reply to a Request for Information is under s.21: "Information that is accessible by other means (s.21)"
So it could be argued that if a noise complainant, or journalist, or any one else with a passing interest (benign or less so)
could obtain the information by writing to or turning up at the pertinent CAA office, then there is no inherent obligation (under ICAO or under UK Statute or Regulation) for the CAA to make it available online. But IANAL ..
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