Official Information (b) (c) 7 to provide for proper access by each person to official information relating to that person; to protect official information to the extent consistent with the public interest and the preservation of personal privacy. 5. Principle of availability - The question whether any official information is to be made available, where that question arises under this Act, shall be determined in accordance with the purposes of this Act and the principle that the information shall be made available unless there is good reason for withholding it, except where this Act otherwise expressly requires. 6. Conclusive reasons for withholding official information – Good reason for withholding official information exists, for the purpose of section 5 of this Act, if the making available of that information would be likely to (a) prejudice the security or defence of the Cook Islands or the international relations of the Government of the Cook Islands; or (b) prejudice the entrusting of information to the Government of the Cook Islands on a basis of confidence by – (i) the government of any other country or any agency of such a government; or (ii) any international organisation; or (c) prejudice the maintenance of the law, including the prevention, investigation, and detection of offences, and the right to a fair trial; or (d) endanger the safety of any person; or (e) damage the economy of the Cook Islands by disclosing prematurely decisions to change or continue Government economic or financial policies relating to – (i) the regulation of banking or credit; (ii) taxation; (iii) the stability, control, and adjustment of prices of goods and other costs, and rates or wages, salaries, and other incomes; (iv) the borrowing of money by the Government of the Cook Islands; and (v) the entering into of overseas trade agreements. 7. Special reasons for withholding official information related to New Zealand - Good reason for withholding information exists for the purpose of section 5 of this Act, if the making available of the information would be likely to prejudice (a) the security or defence of New Zealand; (b) relations between the Governments of the Cook Islands and of New Zealand; and (c) the international relations of the Government of New Zealand.