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RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT 2009 - SECT 35 Internal deliberative information

RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT 2009 - SECT 35

Internal deliberative information

(1)  Information is exempt information if it consists of –
(a) an opinion, advice or recommendation prepared by an officer of a public authority; or
(b) a record of consultations or deliberations between officers of public authorities; or
(c) a record of consultations or deliberations between officers of public authorities and Ministers –
in the course of, or for the purpose of, the deliberative processes related to the official business of a public authority, of a Minister or of the Government.
(2)  Subsection (1) does not include purely factual information.
(3)  Subsection (1) does not include –
(a) a final decision, order or ruling given in the exercise of an adjudicative function; or
(b) a reason which explains such a decision, order or ruling.
(4)  Subsection (1) ceases to apply after 10 years from the date of the creation of the information referred to in that subsection.