The Access to Information Act, 2016 was proposed to be disclosed, shall be unenforceable. (8) In any proceedings for an offence for contravention of any statutory prohibition or restriction on the disclosure of information, it shall be a defence to show that— Management of records. (a) in the circumstances, the disclosure was in the public interest; and (b) where the offence is alleged to have been committed by a public officer or Government contractor and involves the disclosure of information obtained by the person in the person’s position as such, the defendant had, before making the disclosure, complied with the provisions of subsection (3). 17. (1) In this section, ―records‖ means documents or other sources of information compiled, recorded or stored in written form or in any other manner and includes electronic records. (2) Every public entity shall keep and maintain— (a) records that are accurate, authentic, have integrity and useable; and (b) its records in a manner which facilitates the right of access to information as provided for in this Act. (3) At a minimum, to qualify to have complied with the duty to keep and maintain records under subsection (2), every public entity shall— (a) create and preserve such records as are necessary to document adequately its policies, decisions, procedures, 23