ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

摘要

There are obvious tensions between the right to know and the right to confidentiality. This is especially so where environmental concerns cross swords with commercial interests. That can mean for instance that there is a reluctance for large commercial enterprises such as privatised utilities which carry out some administrative functions to be subject to the same amount of scrutiny as a government agency (see Fish Legal and Emily Shirley v ICO ELM March 2015 issue). But also more commonly, a public authority may hold environmental information from commercial third parties which becomes the subject of information requests.