(clause 23).
6.
Part IV of the Bill deals with the categories of exempt documents, in respect of which
access thereto would not be permitted. Examples of such documents include Cabinet
documents, (clause 25), national security and defence documents, (clause 27), documents
subject to legal professional privilege, (clause 30), and documents affecting the national
economy, (clause 34).
7.
Part V of the Bill deals with miscellaneous matters, such as the duty of public
authorities to act in good faith, (clause 38), the correction of personal information, (clause
39), the right to apply for judicial review of an authority’s decision, (clause 42), the
submission of an annual report by the Minister, (clause 43), and the Minister’s regulationmaking powers, (clause 44).
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DUMELANG SALESHANDO
Private Member,
Member of Parliament for Gaborone Central
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
SECTION
PART I - Preliminary
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Short title and commencement
Interpretation
Non-application of Act
Act binds the State
PART II - Right of Access to Information
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Right of access
Access to documents
Access not to be obtained
Access to documents otherwise than under this Act
Request for access
Transfer of request for access
Duty to assist applicants
Time limit for determining requests
Deletion of exempt information
Fees for access
Methods of access
Deferral of access
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