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Freedom of Information
(3) If disclosure of the information in respect of which a public
authority has claimed an exemption under section fourteen or fifteen
is determined to be in the public interest, the public authority shall
notify the third party in writing that the information shall be disclosed
upon the expiry of fifteen days from receipt of the notice, and inform
the third party of that party’s right to a review, the authority with which
an application for review should be lodged, the period within which
the application may be lodged and the cost of filing an application.
Employee
may disclose
information
17. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Act or of any other
written law an employee of a public authority may disclose to the
Commission, or any other authority which has power to act upon the
information disclosed, or any other authorised person the contents of
a document, communication or information which exposes the
wrongdoing of another employee or officer of the public authority,
whether or not that employee came across the information in the course
of that employee’s duties.
(2) No action, disciplinary or otherwise, shall lie and no
proceedings may be brought against any employee who discloses
information under subsection (1) for damages resulting from —
(a) the disclosure in good faith of all or part of a record; or
(b) consequences arising from such disclosure.
(3) For purposes of subsection (1) “wrongdoing” means
fraudulent, dishonest or criminal conduct or maladministration.
Records
under
security
classification
18. Subject to section thirteen, the fact that a record under the
control of a public authority is kept under security classification or is
a classified record shall not, in itself, preclude the information contained
in that record from being disclosed pursuant to a request for information
under this Act.
Severability
of
information
19. If a public authority determines that part of the information
requested is exempt from disclosure, the authority shall disclose the
remainder of the information which is not exempt from disclosure and
shall, accordingly, inform the person who made the request for the
information.
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