(3) Subsection (1) shall not apply to information contained in a record that has been in existence for 25 or more years. (4) No information relating to the deliberations of a local government body which were held in camera shall be revealed or disclosed to any person who is not authorised to have access to such information. (5) Subsection (4) shall not apply to circumstances where the deliberations, resolution or draft resolution was made or considered in the presence of members of the public. 15 Protection of advice relating to policy (1) The head of a public body may not disclose to an applicant information relating to advice or recommendations given to the President, a Cabinet Minister or a public body. (2) Subsection (1) shall not apply to the following classes of information— (a) a public opinion poll; (b) a statistical survey; (c) an appraisal of an employee of the public body; (d) a forecast of the economy; (e) information relating to the state of the environment; (f) an audit or performance report of a public body; (g) a consumer test report or a report of a test carried out on a product to test equipment of the public body; (h) a feasibility or technical study, including a cost estimate, relating to a policy or project of the public body; (i) a report on the results of a field research undertaken before a policy proposal is formulated; (j) a report of a committee, council or similar body that has been established to consider any matter and make reports or recommendations to a public body; (k) a plan or proposal to establish a new programme or to change a programme, where the original plan or proposal had been approved or rejected by the head of the public body; (l) information that the head of the public body has cited publicly as the basis for making a decision or formulating a policy; (m) a decision, including the reasons thereof, that is made in the exercise of a discretionary power or an adjudicative function that affects the rights of the applicant; (n) information contained in a record that has been in existence for 10 or more years. 16 Protection of information subject to client-attorney privilege The head of a public body shall not disclose to an applicant information that is subject to client-attorney privilege. 17 Protection of information whose disclosure will be harmful to the law enforcement process and national security (1) The head of a public body shall not disclose to an applicant information whose disclosure would— (a) prejudice the law enforcement process in any way, including the following— (i) revealing the identity of a confidential source of law enforcement information; (ii) revealing information relating to criminal intelligence that has a reasonable connection with the detection, prevention or suppression of organised criminal activities; (iii) compromising the effectiveness of investigation techniques and procedures used by the law enforcement agencies; (iv) endangering the life or physical safety of a law enforcement officer or any other person; or (b) prejudice the defence and national security of the country and the safety or interests of the country by disclosing information protected from disclosure under the official Secrets Act [Chapter 11:09]; or (c) prejudice the defence and national security of a foreign country with which Zimbabwe has entered into a defence pact; or (d) prevent the detection, prevention or suppression of espionage, sabotage or terrorism; or (e) reveal any information relating to or used in the exercise of prosecutorial discretion; or (f) facilitate the escape from custody of a person who is under lawful detention; or (g) harm the security of any property or system, including a building, a vehicle, a computer system or a communications system; or (h) prejudice the operations of the defence and security forces within or outside Zimbabwe; or (i) result in or facilitate the commission of an offence; or (j) result in exposing a person to civil liability for disclosing personal information contained in a law enforcement record; or (k) prejudice the custody, supervision or release of a person in custody. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the head of a public body may disclose— (a) the contents of a report prepared in the course of routine inspections by an agency that is authorised to enforce compliance with any enactment; (b) the contents of a report, including statistical analysis, on the degree of success achieved in a law enforcement programme; or (c) statistical information on decisions made by the Attorney-General on the prosecution of offences: Provided that the disclosure of such information will not contravene the prohibitions set out in subsection (1). -6-