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NO. 10 OF 2001
- aware of the information or document, the public benefit in disclosing it outweighs that detriment;
- (b) the Authority gives written notice to—
- (i) the person who supplied the information or document; and
- (ii) any other person whom the Authority is aware has supplied the information or document to the person referred to in sub-paragraph (i), where the identity of such other person is known to the Authority, stating that the Authority wishes to disclose the information or contents of the document, specifying the nature of the intended disclosure, setting out detailed reasons why the Authority wishes to make the disclosure and setting out a copy of this section; and
- (c) no appeal is made to the Minister under subsection (3) within 7 days of the date of the giving of the notice.
(3) If a person wishes to appeal to the Minister in respect of a notice given by the Authority under subsection (2) (b), such appeal shall be lodged with the Minister within 7 days of the date of the giving of the notice and the Minister’s decision shall be final.
(4) Subsection (2) shall not prevent the Authority—
- (a) from disclosing any information or the contents of a document—
- (i) to any member, officer, employee, agent or consultant of the Authority or a member of a committee or panel acting under a delegation by the Authority;
- (ii) when required to do so by any court or under any written law; or
- (iii) for the purposes of any criminal proceedings; or
- (b) from supplying the information or document to the Minister on a confidential basis or to an Appeal Panel.
(5) For the purposes of this section, the disclosure of any information or the contents of a document already in the public domain at the time the Authority wishes to disclose it cannot cause detriment to any person referred to in subsection (2) (a).
