14 No. of 2002] Freedom of Information (3) If disclosure of the information in respect of which a public authority has claimed an exemption under section fourteen or fifteen is determined to be in the public interest, the public authority shall notify the third party in writing that the information shall be disclosed upon the expiry of fifteen days from receipt of the notice, and inform the third party of that party’s right to a review, the authority with which an application for review should be lodged, the period within which the application may be lodged and the cost of filing an application. Employee may disclose information 17. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Act or of any other written law an employee of a public authority may disclose to the Commission, or any other authority which has power to act upon the information disclosed, or any other authorised person the contents of a document, communication or information which exposes the wrongdoing of another employee or officer of the public authority, whether or not that employee came across the information in the course of that employee’s duties. (2) No action, disciplinary or otherwise, shall lie and no proceedings may be brought against any employee who discloses information under subsection (1) for damages resulting from — (a) the disclosure in good faith of all or part of a record; or (b) consequences arising from such disclosure. (3) For purposes of subsection (1) “wrongdoing” means fraudulent, dishonest or criminal conduct or maladministration. Records under security classification 18. Subject to section thirteen, the fact that a record under the control of a public authority is kept under security classification or is a classified record shall not, in itself, preclude the information contained in that record from being disclosed pursuant to a request for information under this Act. Severability of information 19. If a public authority determines that part of the information requested is exempt from disclosure, the authority shall disclose the remainder of the information which is not exempt from disclosure and shall, accordingly, inform the person who made the request for the information. N.A.B 14, 2002 5 10 15 20 25 30