East Timor
Decree-Law No. 43/2016 on Access to Information
Decree-Law No. 43/2016 on Access to Information
Transparency Score: 33/100
RTI Rating: 50 (source)
Response Timeline
10 working days from receipt of request under Article 11 of Decree-Law No. 43/2016. The responsible official must respond within this timeframe by taking one of four actions: reject the request, invite clarification, authorize access via certificate or document reproduction, or refuse access with stated grounds. Source: RTI Rating (rti-rating.org), which rates the law at 50/150. Implementation is weak in practice; Freedom House (2025) notes many state agencies are not forthcoming with complete information, partly due to resource limitations.
Fees
Research needed - law text not accessible in online databases.