20 CAP. 496.] FREEDOM OF INFORMATION academic research that is being, or is to be, undertaken by a member of staff of a public authority, other than research to which subarticle (6) applies; and (b) disclosure of the information before the completion of the research would be likely unreasonably to expose the public authority or the member of staff to disadvantage. (8) Subarticle (7) shall not apply to a document that, in so far as it contains information relating to research, only contains information relating to research that has been completed. (9) A document is an exempt document if it contains information relating to research on security and defence matters which has been undertaken or commissioned by, or with the involvement of, a public authority. Documents the disclosure of which would be contempt of Parliament or of Court. 33. A document is an exempt document if public disclosure of the document would, apart from this Act and any immunity of the Government: (a) be in contempt of court; (b) be contrary to an order made or direction given by any Board to which the Inquiries Act applies, or by any tribunal or other person having power to take evidence on oath; or Cap. 273. (c) infringe the privileges of Parliament. 34. Information concerning existence of certain documents. Where (a) a request under this Act relates to a document to which the provisions of this Part apply, or would apply if such a document existed; and (b) the existence or non-existence of the document would in its own right, if it were stated in a document, be subject to non-disclosure in terms of any of the said provisions, the public authority dealing with the request may give notice in writing to the applicant that it neither confirms nor denies the existence or non-existence of that document. PART VI OTHER REASONS FOR WITHHOLDING OFFICIAL INFORMATION Application of this Part. V. 35. (1) This Part shall apply subject to the provisions of Part (2) A document may be withheld in accordance with the provisions of this Part only if it contains matter in relation to which the public interest that is served by non-disclosure outweighs the public interest in disclosure. Internal working documents. 36. (1) Subject to article 35 and to subarticles (2) and (3) hereof, a document is an exempt document if its disclosure under