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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
enforcement or administration of the law if the person is receiving,
or has received, protection by the Police or other public authorities
as:
(a) a witness; or
(b) a person who, because of his relationship to or
association with a witness, needs or may need such
protection; or
(c) any other person who, for any reason, needs or may
need such protection.
Documents subject
to legal
professional
privilege or
containing material
obtained in
confidence.
31. (1) A document is an exempt document if it is of such a
nature that it would be privileged from production in legal
proceedings on the ground of legal professional privilege.
(2) A document is an exempt document if its disclosure under
this Act would found an action by a person (other than a public
authority) for breach of confidence.
(3) Subarticle (2) shall not apply to internal working
documents prepared by a member, officer or employee of the
Government or any other public authority in the course of his
duties unless the disclosure would constitute a breach of
confidence owed to a person or body other than a member, officer
or employee of the Government or any other public authority as
aforesaid.
Documents
relating to business
affairs, the
economy and
research.
32. (1) A document is an exempt document if its disclosure
under this Act would disclose:
(a) trade secrets;
(b) any other information having a commercial value that
would be, or could reasonably be expected to be,
destroyed or diminished if the information were
disclosed; or
(c) information (other than trade secrets or information to
which paragraph (b) applies) concerning a person in
respect of his business or professional affairs or
concerning the business, commercial or financial
affairs of an organisation or undertaking, being
information:
(i)
the disclosure of which would, or could
reasonably be expected to, unreasonably affect
that person adversely in respect of his lawful
business or professional affairs or that
organisation or undertaking in respect of its
lawful business, commercial or financial affairs;
or
(ii) the disclosure of which under this Act could
reasonably be expected to prejudice the future
supply of information to the Government or to
another public authority for the purpose of the
administration of a law or the administration of
matters administered by the authority.
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