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No.6
Access to Information Act
2016
(a) is satisfied that all the information or part
of the information is exempted under
subsection (2);
(b) determines, in accordance with this Act,
that the disclosure is not justified in the
public interest.
(2) Exempt information may be withheld if the
disclosure of such information is likely to(a) undermine the defence, national security and
international relations of the United Republic;
(b) impede due process of law or endanger safety
of life of any person;
(c) undermine lawful investigations being
conducted by a law enforcement agent;
(d) facilitate or encourage the commision of an
offence;
(e) involve unwarranted invasion of the privacy
of an individual, other than an applicant or a
person on whose behalf an application has
been made;
(f) infringe lawful commercial interests,
including intellectual property rights of that
information holder or a third party from
whom information was obtained;
(g) hinder or cause substantial harm to the
Government to manage the economy;
(h) significantly undermine the information
holder’s ability to give adequate and
judicious consideration to a matter of which
no final decision has been taken and which
remains the subject of active consideration;
(i) damage the information holder’s position in
any actual or contemplated legal proceedings,
or infringe professional privilege;
(j) undermine Cabinet records and those of its
committee; or
(k) distort or dramatise record or data of court
proceedings before the conclusion of the
case.