18.1(1)The head of a public body shall refuse to disclose information to an applicant if disclosure could reasonably be expected to harm relations between the Province of New Brunswick or a government body and any of the following or their agencies:
(a)
the Government of Canada;
(b)
the government of another province or territory of Canada;
(c)
a local public body;
(d)
the government of a foreign country or of a state, province or territory of a foreign country;
(e)
an organization representing one or more governments; and
(f)
an international organization of states.
18.1(2)Subsection (1) does not apply if
(a)
the Attorney General consents to the disclosure, if the information is law enforcement information, or
(b)
the Lieutenant-Governor in Council consents to the disclosure, if the information is not law enforcement information.