FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
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existence for the purpose of submission to the Cabinet;
(b) an official record of the Cabinet;
(c) a document that is a copy of all or part of, or contains
an extract from, a document referred to in paragraph
(a) or (b); or
(d) a document the disclosure of which would involve the
disclosure of any deliberation or decision of the
Cabinet, other than a document by which a decision of
the Cabinet was published:
Provided that each year, the Prime Minister may direct that
certain Cabinet documents, being documents selected from among
th o s e t h a t a r e t h i r t y y e a r s o l d o r m o r e , s h a l l b e s u b j e c t t o
disclosure, whereupon this subarticle shall not apply to such
documents.
(3) Subarticle (2) shall not apply to a document if, and in so far
as, it contains factual information relating to a decision of the
Cabinet that has been published.
(4) In subarticles (2) and (3) "Cabinet" includes Cabinet
Committees.
30. (1) A document is an exempt document if its disclosure
under this Act would, or could reasonably be expected to:
(a) prejudice the conduct of an investigation of a breach,
or possible breach, of the law, or a failure, or possible
failure, to comply with a law relating to taxation or
prejudice the enforcement or proper administration of
the law in a particular instance;
Documents
affecting the
enforcement of the
law and the
protection of
public safety.
(b) disclose, or enable a person to ascertain, the existence
or identity of a confidential source of information, or
the non-existence of a confidential source of
information, in relation to the enforcement or
administration of the law; or
(c) endanger the life or physical safety of any person.
(2) A document is an exempt document if its disclosure under
this Act would, or could reasonably be expected to:
(a) prejudice the fair trial of a person or the impartial
adjudication of a particular case by any court, tribunal,
disciplinary board, arbitration panel or similar body, or
prejudice an inquiry conducted under the Inquiries
Act;
(b) prejudice the effectiveness of lawful methods or
procedures for preventing, detecting, investigating, or
dealing with matters arising out of breaches or
evasions of the law through the disclosure thereof; or
(c) prejudice the maintenance or enforcement of lawful
methods for the protection of public safety.
(3) For the purposes of subarticle (1)(b), a person shall be
taken to be a confidential source of information in relation to the
Cap. 273.
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