Special Investigating Units and Special Tribunals Act, 1996
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Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (Act No. 2 of 2000)Part 3 : Access to Records of Private BodiesChapter 4 : Grounds for Refusal of Access to Records70. Mandatory disclosure in public interest |
Despite any other provision of this Chapter, the head of a private body must grant a request for access to a record of the body contemplated in section 63(1), 64(1), 65, 66(a) or (b), 67, 68(1) or 69(1) or (2) if—
| (a) | the disclosure of the record would reveal evidence of— |
| (i) | a substantial contravention of, or failure to comply with, the law; or |
| (ii) | imminent and serious public safety or environmental risk; and |
| (b) | the public interest in the disclosure of the record clearly outweighs the harm contemplated in the provision in question. |
