Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the Office could charge a fee for copies of file documents when the request stated no legal basis.
Decisione estratta
A neutral request for file copies did not allow the administration to choose the less favorable cost regime on its own; it should have clarified the legal basis before charging a fee.
Motivazione estratta
Because the request contained no reference to the applicable statute, the authority could not unilaterally apply Art. 26 PA and impose a fee, especially as it had previously responded to the first request without charging and had not shown a settled practice of billing in such cases.