The Freedom of Information Bill, 2012
security;
(f) vulnerabilities or capabilities of systems, installations,
infrastructures, projects, plans or protection services relating
to national security.
(3) Subsections (1) (d) and (e) shall not apply if a request for
information relates to the results of any product or environmental
testing, and the information concerned reveals a serious public safety
or environmental risk.
(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in subsection (1), a public
authority shall disclose information where the public interest in
disclosure outweighs the harm to protected interests.
(5) For the purposes of subsection (4), in considering the public
interest, particular regard shall be had to the need to –
(a) promote accountability of public authorities to the
public;
(b) ensure that the expenditure of public funds is subject
to effective oversight;
(c) promote informed debate on issues of public interest
relevant to this Act
(d) keep the public adequately informed about the
existence of any danger to public health or safety or to
the environment; and
(e) ensure that any statutory authority with regulatory
responsibilities is adequately discharging its functions.
(6)
Unless the contrary is proved by the public authority,
information is presumed not to be exempt if the information is
more than thirty years old.
Proactive disclosure
28. (1) A public authority shall –
(a) as soon as practicable after the commencement of this Act but
not later than twelve months after the commencement thereof,
and in a form approved by the Commission, publish –
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