Section 19Part 3 — Exempt Records
Records revealing Government's deliberative processes
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Subject to subsection (2), a record is exempt from disclosure if it contains opinions, advice or recommendations, or a record of consultations or deliberations —
prepared for or arising in the course of proceedings of the Cabinet or the National Security Council or a committee of the Cabinet or the National Security Council; or
prepared for the Governor or a Minister relating to the formulation or development of Government policy.
Subsection (1) does not apply to records which contain material of a purely factual nature or reports, studies, tests or surveys of a scientific or technical nature.
Referenced By
- Section 45 — Ombudsman's powers generally to investigate
exemption under section 19 for Cabinet opinions