Response from Env. Appeals Board: Benedikte Strom: Subject: Information from the secretariate for the Appeals Board for Environmental Information Reference is made to your e-mails of October 8 and November 3 2012, where you request a justification for statements in the e-mail of September 18 2012 from the secretariat for the Appeals Board for Environmental Information. The secretariat would like to point out that our e-mail of September 18 2012, were we explained how your appeals had been prepared prior to the Appeals Board decision, is not an administrative decision. We can not provide you with a ruling clarifying the factual and legal grounds for our statements in this e-mail. However, as the decision of the Appeals Board for Environmental Information shows, the board agreed that your appeals were not justified and therefore had to be denied. The board´s grounds for this were, in accordance with the Public Administration Act § 24, stated in the e-mail of September 10 2012 notifying you of the decision. The secretariat does not wish to add anything to these grounds, and will not reply to further e-mail from you regarding this same matter. We can however inform you that we have chosen to provide you the Appeals Board's decision on an official letterhead. You will find this document enclosed. |
Text of Email from Env. Appeals Board: Ms. Strom:
Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2012 4:10 PM
To: Lara Johnstone
Subject: Information from the secretariate for the Appeals Board for Environmental Information
Lara Johnston,
Reference is made to your e-mails of October 8 and November 3 2012, where you request a justification for statements in the e-mail of September 18 2012 from the secretariat for the Appeals Board for Environmental Information.
The secretariat would like to point out that our e-mail of September 18 2012, were we explained how your appeals had been prepared prior to the Appeals Board decision, is not an administrative decision. We can not provide you with a ruling clarifying the factual and legal grounds for our statements in this e-mail. However, as the decision of the Appeals Board for Environmental Information shows, the board agreed that your appeals were not justified and therefore had to be denied. The board´s grounds for this were, in accordance with the Public Administration Act § 24, stated in the e-mail of September 10 2012 notifying you of the decision. The secretariat does not wish to add anything to these grounds, and will not reply to further e-mail from you regarding this same matter.
We can however inform you that we have chosen to provide you the Appeals Board's decision on an official letterhead. You will find this document enclosed.
Regards,
Benedikte Strøm
Secretary for the Appeals Board for Environmental Information
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E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: +47 22 57 36 68 – Fax: +47 22 67 67 06
Address: The Appeals Board for Environmental Information
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