Right To Information: Fees and Charges for access to Information in Ghana

Right To Information (RTI) in Ghana according to GES has Fees and Charges that one must see to before they can access Information under any of the three (3) circumstances.

The Act mandates Parliament in Section 75 to approve a fee that public institutions can charge. However, fees shall apply to only the three circumstances stated below:

1. Request for information in a language other than the language in which the information is held. (s.75) (3).
2. When request is made for a written transcript of the information, a reasonable transcription cost may be requested by the Information Officer. (s.75) (4).
3. Cost of media conversion or reformatting. (s.75) (5).

Under Section 75 (2), fees are not payable for:

1. reproduction of personal information
2. information in the public interest
3. information that should be provided within stipulated time under the Act
4. an applicant who is poor or has a disability
5. time spent by the information officer in reviewing the information
6. time spent by the information officer to examine and ensure the information is not exempt
7. preparing the information

Section 76 subjects the retention of charges received by a public institution to the Constitution. Thus, a public institution is authorized to retain charges received under the Act to be used only to defray expenses incurred by the public institution in the performance of functions under the Act and be paid into a bank account opened for the purpose with the approval of the Controller and Accountant-General.

Attached is the approved fees and charges 

SOURCE: Coverghana.com.gh