(iii)

(c)

Documents
containing material
obtained in
confidence

the disclosure of the results before the
completion of the research would be
reasonably likely to expose the public
authority unreasonably to any
disadvantage; or

it is an examination paper, a paper submitted
by a student in the course of an examination,
an examiner’s report or similar document and
the use or uses for which the document was
prepared have not been completed.

33.
(1) A document is an exempt document if its disclosure
under this Act would divulge any information or matter
communicated in confidence by or on behalf of a person or a
Government to a public authority, and (a)

the information would be exempt information
if it were generated by a public authority; or

(b)

the disclosure of the information under this
Act would be contrary to the public interest
by reason that the disclosure would be
reasonably likely to impair the ability of a
public authority to obtain similar information
in the future.

(2) This section does not apply to information -

Documents affecting
national economy

(a)

acquired by a public authority from a
business, commercial or financial
undertaking; and

(b)

that relates to trade secrets or other matters of
a business, commercial or financial nature.

34.
(1) A document is an exempt document if its disclosure
under this Act would be contrary to the public interest by reason that
it would be reasonably likely to have an adverse effect on the
national economy.
(2) The kinds of documents to which subsection (1) may
apply include, but are not restricted to, documents containing
information relating to (a)

currency or exchange rates;

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