ICANN58 - Agenda Item 12 - Discussion: Managing confidential GAC documents

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Mar

2017

ICANN58 - Agenda Item 12 - Discussion: Managing confidential GAC documents

13:45 - 14:30 UTC+01:00

HALL A2

Dial In Info

Session Details:

GAC Chair, Thomas Schneider

Develop a shared understanding of relevant issues.

1. Further consideration of the issue to proceed inter-sessionally (GAC Members + ACIG GAC Secretariat).

Session Minutes:

The GAC discussed handling of GAC documents by ICANN where there is an Independent Review Process (IRP) or legal proceedings involving actions by the GAC. This was in the context of a recent request by ICANN to provide GAC documents in response to a request by parties to an IRP. An update from ICANN Legal on legal considerations was circulated to the GAC.

It was noted that ICANN appears to have control of such documents in a technical and/or legal sense as they provide the resources (including mail and web servers) for GAC’s operational arrangements. Several members had previously been unaware of this, and queried whether the same situation applies to other ICANN groups who might, for example, meet in closed session.

There was agreement that release of such materials should be subject to consultation with the full GAC membership; and that the issue requires further consideration so that the situation is clearer in future cases, and to see if governments are able to have any role in what is released and under what conditions.

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