(1) Every citizen has a right of access to information in the possession
of the State or any other organ or agency of the State except where the release
of the information is likely to prejudice the security or sovereignty of the
State or interfere with the right to the privacy of any other person.
(2) Parliament shall make laws prescribing the classes of information
referred to in clause (1) of this article and the procedure for obtaining access
to that information.
42.
Right to just and fair treatment in administrative decisions.
Any person appearing before any administrative official or body has a right
to be treated justly and fairly and shall have a right to apply to a court of law
in respect of any administrative decision taken against him or her.
43.
General limitation on fundamental and other human rights and
freedoms.
(1) In the enjoyment of the rights and freedoms prescribed in this
Chapter, no person shall prejudice the fundamental or other human rights and
freedoms of others or the public interest.
(2)
(a)
(b)
(c)
44.
Public interest under this article shall not permit—
political persecution;
detention without trial;
any limitation of the enjoyment of the rights and freedoms
prescribed by this Chapter beyond what is acceptable and
demonstrably justifiable in a free and democratic society, or what
is provided in this Constitution.
Prohibition of derogation from particular human rights and
freedoms.
Notwithstanding anything in this Constitution, there shall be no derogation
from the enjoyment of the following rights and freedoms—
(a) freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
or punishment;
(b) freedom from slavery or servitude;
(c) the right to fair hearing;
(d) the right to an order of habeas corpus.