Section 4.5 Personal Information: A document or record is exempted from the general right of access if its disclosure would constitute an unreasonable disclosure of the personal information. Section 4.6 Privileged Communications: A document or record is an exempt document or record if it is shown to be of such nature that it would be privileged from production in any legal proceedings based on any of the privileges recognized under the rules of evidence extant in Liberia. Section 4.7 Partial Exemption: Where a portion of a document or record falls under the exemptions established in Sections 4.2 thru 4.6 above, only the exempted part(s) of the requested document shall be redacted from the original document and remaining portion released. Section 4.8 Exemption must be justified; not merely Claimed: A public authority or private entity may not refuse access to or disclosure of information simply by claiming it as “confidential or secret”. In order to qualify to be exempted from disclosure, it must be clearly demonstrated that: a) The information or record falls within or under one or more of the exemptions established in this Act; b) That the disclosure of the information will cause or likely to cause injury or substantial harm to the interest protected by one or more of the exemptions established in this Act; and c) The harm to be caused by the disclosure is greater than the public interest in having the information disclosed. Section 4.9 Maximum period for non disclosure: Information or records exempted from disclosure or public may remain exempted for as long as the reason for their exemption exists, but in any event no longer than a continuous period of fifteen (15) years). Chapter 5 Oversight Section 5.1 Oversight Body: The implementation of this Act, including compliance therewith, shall be overseen an independent Information Commissioner to be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Liberian Senate. The Independent Information Commissioner shall be a Liberian of high moral character and generally acceptable to many stakeholders. The Independent Information Commissioner shall serve full-time, and receive compensation at least equal to that receive by a Circuit Judge. 8

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