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APA Section 31 — Access to documents
Administrative Procedure Act (พระราชบัญญัติวิธีปฏิบัติราชการทางปกครอง) — Section 31.
Plain-English Summary
A party may inspect documents it needs to know in order to contest, explain or protect its rights, but before the order is made it has no right to inspect the draft decision. The official may refuse access where the information must be kept confidential (Section 32).
Official Text
Official Thai text at the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State. Translation summary only.
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Administrative Procedure Act
พระราชบัญญัติวิธีปฏิบัติราชการทางปกครอง · B.E. 2539 (1996)
The Administrative Procedure Act B.E. 2539 (1996) sets minimum procedural standards for Thai administrative decision-making. It establishes the right to be heard before an adverse order, the duty to give reasons, notification of orders, internal appeal, revocation of orders and, since Act (No. 3) B.E. 2562 (2019), administrative enforcement. Combined with the Administrative Court Act, it provides the framework for administrative due process.
The summary above is a plain-English educational paraphrase of Section 31 of the Administrative Procedure Act. It is not an authoritative translation. For the binding Thai text, consult the Royal Gazette or the Office of the Council of State. Educational use only — not a substitute for advice from a Thai-qualified lawyer.
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