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RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT 2009 - SECT 39

Information obtained in confidence

(1)  Information is exempt information if its disclosure under this Act would divulge information communicated in confidence by or on behalf of a person or government to a public authority or Minister, and –
(a) the information would be exempt information if it were generated by a public authority or Minister; or
(b) the disclosure of the information would be reasonably likely to impair the ability of a public authority or Minister to obtain similar information in the future.
(2)  Subsection (1) does not include information that –
(a) was acquired by a public authority or a Minister from a business, commercial or financial undertaking; and
(b) relates to trade secrets or other matters of a business, commercial or financial nature; and
(c) was provided to a public authority or Minister pursuant to a requirement of any law.



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