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Sections 12 to 22.1 restrict the disclosure of information. The following may '''not''' need to be disclosed: | Sections 12 to 22.1 restrict the disclosure of information. The following may '''not''' need to be disclosed: | ||
#cabinet and local public body confidences (s 12); | |||
#policy-oriented information (s 13); | |||
#legal advice (s 14); | |||
#information harmful to law enforcement (s 15); | |||
#information harmful to intergovernmental relations or negotiations (s 16); | |||
#financially sensitive data (s 17); | |||
#information harmful to heritage sites or endangered species (s 18) | |||
#information harmful to interests of an Indigenous people (section 18.1) | |||
#information harmful to individual or public safety (s 19); | |||
#information harmful to a third party's business interest (s 21); | |||
#information harmful to a third party’s personal privacy (s 22); and | |||
#information relating to abortion services (s 22.1). | |||
It is worth noting that some of the exceptions are mandatory (sections 12, 18.1, 21 and 22 on third-party business) and others discretionary (section 13 to 18 and 18 to 20. There is also public interest override in section 25, which requires disclosure of information about risk of significant harm to the environment, or public health or safety, or in other circumstances where disclosure is clearly in the public interest. | It is worth noting that some of the exceptions are mandatory (sections 12, 18.1, 21 and 22 on third-party business) and others discretionary (section 13 to 18 and 18 to 20. There is also public interest override in section 25, which requires disclosure of information about risk of significant harm to the environment, or public health or safety, or in other circumstances where disclosure is clearly in the public interest. |