commission of any crime.
(2) A public institution shall disclose any information that contains personal information if –
(a) the individual to whom it relates consents to the disclosure;
(b) the information is publicly available.
(3) Where disclosure of any information referred to in this section would be in the public
interest, and if the public interest in the disclosure of such information clearly outweighs the
protection of the privacy of the individual to whom such information relates, the public
institution to whom a request for disclosure is made shall disclose such information subject to
section 13 (2) of this Bill.
Exemption of
third party
(a) trade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from a person or information.
business where such trade secrets or information are proprietary, privileged or
confidential, or where disclosure of such trade secrets or information may cause harm
to the interests of the third party:
16. (1) A public institution shall deny an application for information that contains –
Provided that nothing contained in this subsection shall be construed as preventing a
person or business from consenting to disclosure;
(b) information the disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to interfere with
the contractual or other negotiations of a third party;
(c) proposal and bids for any contract, grants, or agreement, including information
which if it were disclosed would frustrate procurement or give an advantage to any
person.
(2) A public institution shall not, pursuant to subsection (1), deny disclosure of a part of a record
if that part contains the result or product of environmental testing carried out by or on behalf of a
public institution.
(3) Where the public institution discloses information, or a part thereof, that contains the results
of a product or environmental testing, the institution shall at the same time as the information or
part thereof is disclosed provide the applicant with a written explanation of the methods used in
conducting the test.
(4) A public institution shall disclose any information described in paragraph (1) (a), (b) and (c)
if that disclosure would be in the public interest as it relates to public health, public safety or
protection of the environment and, if the public interest in the disclosure clearly outweighs in
importance any financial loss or gain to, or prejudice to the competitive position of or
interference with contractual or other negotiation of a third party.
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