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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 1982 No. 3 of 1982 - SECT 40 Documents concerning certain operations of agencies

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 1982 No. 3 of 1982 - SECT 40

Documents concerning certain operations of agencies
40. A document is an exempt document if its disclosure under this Act would be
contrary to the public interest by reason that -

   (a)  the document contains information relating to -

        (i)    procedures or methods for the conduct of tests, examinations or
audits by an agency; or

        (ii)   particular tests, examinations or audits conducted or to be
conducted by an agency, the disclosure of which would, or could reasonably be
expected to, prejudice the effectiveness of those procedures or methods or the
attainment of the objects of any such tests, examinations or audits;

   (b)  the document contains information the disclosure of which would, or
could reasonably be expected to, have a substantial adverse effect on
the supervision or review of the operations of an agency for the purpose
of ensuring the proper and efficient conduct of those operations; or

   (c)  the document contains information the disclosure of which would, or
could reasonably be expected to, have a substantial adverse effect on
the staff management interests of the Commonwealth or of an agency,
including the development and carrying out of the personnel
management
policy and the industrial relations policy of the Commonwealth
or of an agency or the conduct by or on behalf of the Commonwealth or
an agency of industrial relations negotiations.