FREEDOM OF INFORMATION [CAP. 496. (2) Subarticle (1) shall not apply to a request for access to a document by reason only that the document contains information about: (a) the applicant’s own business or professional affairs; (b) the business, commercial or financial affairs of an undertaking where the applicant is the proprietor of the undertaking or is acting on behalf of the proprietor; or (c) the business, commercial or financial affairs of an organisation where the applicant is acting on its behalf. (3) Subarticle (1)(c) shall not apply to information solely concerning a person’s status as a member of a profession. (4) A document is an exempt document if its disclosure under this Act would be contrary to the public interest by reason that it: (a) would, or could reasonably be expected to, have a substantial adverse effect on the ability of the Government to manage the Maltese economy; or (b) could reasonably be expected to result in an undue disturbance of the ordinary course of business in the community, or an undue benefit or detriment to any person or community, or an undue benefit or detriment to any person or class of persons, by reason of giving premature knowledge of or concerning proposed or possible action or inaction of the Government or Parliament. (5) The kinds of documents to which subarticle (4) may apply include, but are not limited to, documents containing matter relating to: (a) currency or exchange rates; (b) interest rates; (c) taxes, including duties of customs or of excise; (d) the regulation or supervision of banking, insurance and other financial institutions; (e) the stability of the financial system; (f) proposals for expenditure; (g) foreign investment in Malta; or (h) borrowings by the Government or other public authorities. (6) A document is an exempt document if it is in the possession of a member of the academic staff of the University of Malta and contains information relating to research that has been or is being undertaken by such a member, unless the research has been commissioned by a public authority. (7) A document is an exempt document if: (a) it contains information relating to scientific or 19