s.20Prejudice to effective conduct of public affairs
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Section 20Part 3 — Exempt Records

Prejudice to effective conduct of public affairs

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A record is exempt from disclosure if —
its disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice the maintenance of the convention of collective responsibility of Ministers;
its disclosure would, or would be likely to, inhibit the free and frank exchange of views for the purposes of deliberation;
Repealed by section 13(a) of the Freedom of Information (Amendment) Act, 2018 [Law 31 of 2018].
its disclosure would otherwise prejudice, or would be likely to prejudice, the effective conduct of public affairs.
The initial decision regarding —
subsection (1)(a) shall be made not by the information manager but by the Minister concerned;
subsection (1)(b) and (d) shall be made not by the information manager but by the Minister or chief officer concerned.

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