OPD 94

OPEN DEMOCRACY BILL [B 67—98]: PUBLIC INTEREST OVERRIDE: COMPARISON WITH FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LEGISLATION OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS

  1. AUSTRALIA (FEDERAL) - Following exemptions subject to public interest override:

# Internal working documents: 36(1)(b), (3) & (7) - contained in exemption

  1. CANADA (FEDERAL)

  1. IRELAND - Following exemptions subject to public interest override, ("public interest would, on balance, be better served by granting than by refusing to grant" a request):

  1. NEW ZEALAND - Exemptions subject to public interest override ("withholding of ... information is outweighed by other considerations which render it desirable, in the public interest, to make that information available" - 9(1)):

  1. ONTARIO - Following exemptions does not apply "where a compelling public interest in the disclosure of the record clearly outweighs the purpose of the exemption - 23:

  1. NEW SOUTH WALES

  1. QUEENSLAND - Following exemptions subject to public interest override:

# Allow disclosure of certain law enforcement documents (eg report on success achieved in programme for dealing with offences) if its disclosure would, on balance, be in the public interest: 41(2)(b)

  1. WESTERN AUSTRALIA - Following exemptions subject to public interest override:

# Matter exempt if it relates to deliberative process and disclosure would be contrary to the public interest: Sch 1: 6(1)

# Allow disclosure of certain law enforcement documents (eg report on success achieved in programme for dealing with offences) if its disclosure would, on balance, be in the public interest: Sch 1: 5(4)