of any public institution, or against any person acting on behalf of a public institution, and no proceedings shall lie against such persons thereof, for the disclosure in good faith of any information, or any part thereof pursuant to this Bill, for any consequences that flow from that disclosure, or for the failure to give any notice required under this Bill, if care is taken to give the required notice. Cap. 77 LFN, 1990, Cap 245 LFN, 1990, Cap 335, 1990. (2) Nothing contained in the Criminal Code or the Official Secrets Act shall prejudicially affect any public officer who, without authorization discloses to any person, any information which he reasonably believes to show – (a) a violation of any law, rule or regulation; (b) mismanagement, gross waste of funds, fraud, and abuse of authority; or (c) a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety notwithstanding that such information was not disclosed pursuant to the provision of this Bill. (3) No civil or criminal proceedings shall lie against any person receiving the information or further disclosing it. 29. (1) The fact that any information in the custody of a public institution is kept by that institution under security classification or is classified document within the meaning of the Official Secrets Act does not preclude it from being disclosed pursuant to an application for disclosure thereof under the provisions of this Bill, but in every case the public institution to which the application is made shall decide whether such information is of a type referred to in sections 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, or 20 of this Bill. Documents under classification, Cap 335 LFN, 1990. (2) If the public institution to which the application in subsection (1) is made, decides that such information is not a type mentioned in the sections referred to in subsection (1) hereof, access to such information shall be given to the applicant. (3) If the public institution to which the application mentioned in subsection (1) is made decides that such information is of a type mentioned in sections referred to in subsection (1), he shall give notice to the applicant. 30. (1) On or before February 1 of each year, each public institution shall submit to the Submission of Attorney-General of the Federation a report which shall cover the preceding fiscal year and reports. which shall include— (a) the number of determinations made by the Public Institution not to comply with applications for information made to such public institution and the reasons for each such determinations; (b) the number of appeals made by persons under this Bill, and the reason for the action upon each appeal that results in a denial of information; Page 10 of 13 House of Reps.