(e)
any other consideration which, in the opinion
of the public authority, is relevant.
(3) Prior to making a determination under subsection (1) as
to whether the disclosure of information would expose an
undertaking to disadvantage, a public authority shall notify the
undertaking which has supplied the relevant document or documents
that the public authority has received a request for access to the
document and shall (a)
seek the undertaking’s view as to whether
disclosure should occur; and
(b)
notify the undertaking where the public
authority after consultation has decided to
disclose the document and in such a case
notify the undertaking of the right to apply to
the High Court for judicial review of the
decision.
(4) A document is an exempt document if (a)
(b)
it contains the following information that
would, if disclosed under this Act, be likely to
expose the public authority to any
disadvantage (i)
a trade secret of a public authority, or
(ii)
in the case of a public authority
engaged in trade or commerce,
information of a business, commercial
or financial nature;
it contains the results of scientific or technical
research undertaken by a public authority,
and (i)
the research could lead to a patentable
invention,
(ii)
the disclosure of the results of an
incomplete state under this Act would
be reasonably likely to expose a
business, commercial or financial
undertaking unreasonably to
disadvantage, or
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