Prof. Alasdair Roberts at the Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee

I should make it clear that I have limited knowledge of the subject of the circulation of names of requesters. But if it were the practice to circulate the names of requesters, it would have a chilling effect.

I also think that the clear and expansive practice of circulating the occupation of requesters has a chilling affect. The total effect is to undermine the legitimacy of the law; the belief that the law is an effective device for obtaining information held by government.