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obviously have an impact on the capital and financial markets, shall be generally
disseminated as soon as possible after the event referred to in sections 6 and 7.
Chapter 3 — Right of access to a document
Section 9 — Access to a document in the public domain
(1) Everyone shall have the right of access to an official document in the public
domain.
(2) Access to a document which is not yet in the public domain under sections 6 and 7
shall be granted at the discretion of the authority. The provisions in section 17 shall
be taken into account when discretion is exercised.
Section 10 — Access to a secret document
No access to a secret document or its contents shall be granted, unless specifically
otherwise provided in this Act. When only a part of a document is secret, access
shall be granted to the public part of the document if this is possible without
disclosing the secret part.
Section 11 — Parties’ right of access
(1) A petitioner, an appellant and any other person whose right, interest or obligation
in a matter is concerned (a party) shall also have the right of access, to be granted
by the authority which is considering or has considered the matter, to the contents
of a document which is not in the public domain, if they may influence or may have
influenced the consideration of his/her matter.
(2) A party, his/her representative or counsel shall not have the right of access referred
to in paragraph (1) above to:
(1) a document, access to which would be contrary to a very important public
interest, the interest of a minor or some other very important private interest;
(2) a document produced or prepared in the course of a criminal investigation or
police inquiry before the completion of the investigation or inquiry, if access
would impede the clearing up of the case;
(3) a presentation memorandum, a draft decision or a comparable document
prepared by an authority for the preparation of a matter, before the
consideration of the matter by that authority has been concluded; however,
access to a paper written in a matriculation examination and to the identity of
the moderator designated by the Matriculation Examinations Board to mark
the paper shall not be granted until the Board has finalised the marks given
for the papers;
(4) a document prepared or procured by an authority acting as a litigant in a trial,
if access would be contrary to the interests of the public corporation or the
corporation, foundation, institution or person referred to in section 4(2) in the
trial;
(5) information compiled during enforcement proceedings and not relating to the
economic situation of the debtor, unless it is necessary for a court action for
the recovery of assets to a bankrupt estate;
(6) information compiled in connection with an official invitation to tender and
relating to the business or professional secret of another tenderer, with the
exception of the tender price;
(7) the address, telephone number or other comparable contact information of a
witness, an injured party, another party to the matter or a person who has
reported an offence, made a report referred to in section 40 of the Child
Welfare Act (683/1983) or another report giving rise to official action, if access
would compromise the safety, interest or right of the witness, injuerd party,
other party or the person making the report.
(3) If a document forms a part of the documentation in a civil or criminal trial, a party
shall have access to it regardless of the restrictions in paragraph (2), except for the
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