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R-10.6 - Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act

Section 30
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Disclosure harmful to economic and other interests of a public body
30(1)The head of a public body may refuse to disclose information to an applicant if disclosure could reasonably be expected to harm the economic or financial interests or negotiating position of a public body or the Province of New Brunswick, including but not limited to, the following information:
(a) a trade secret of a public body or the Province of New Brunswick;
(b) financial, commercial, scientific, technical or other information in which a public body or the Province of New Brunswick has a proprietary interest or right of use;
(c) information the disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to result in a financial loss to a public body or to the Province of New Brunswick or prejudice the competitive position of or interfere with or prejudice contractual or other negotiations of a public body or the Province of New Brunswick;
(d) innovative scientific or technical information obtained through research by an employee of a public body or the Province of New Brunswick; and
(e) information the disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to result in an undue loss or benefit to a person, or premature disclosure of a pending policy decision, including but not limited to
(i) a contemplated change in taxes or other source of revenue,
(ii) a contemplated change in government borrowing,
(iii) a contemplated change in the conditions of operation of a financial institution, stock exchange, or commodities exchange, or of any self-regulating organization recognized by the Financial and Consumer Services Commission under an Act of the Legislature,
(iv) a contemplated sale or purchase of securities, bonds or foreign or Canadian currency;
(f) a record originating from a credit union that is in the custody of or under the control, as the case may be, of the Financial and Consumer Services Commission or the New Brunswick Credit Union Deposit Insurance Corporation under the Credit Unions Act.
30(2)Subsection (1) does not apply to the results of an environmental test conducted by or for a public body, unless the test was done for the purpose of developing methods of testing or for the purpose of testing products for possible purchase.
2013, c.31, s.35; 2017, c.31, s.29; 2019, c.25, s.316
Disclosure harmful to economic and other interests of a public body
30(1)The head of a public body may refuse to disclose information to an applicant if disclosure could reasonably be expected to harm the economic or financial interests or negotiating position of a public body or the Province of New Brunswick, including but not limited to, the following information:
(a) a trade secret of a public body or the Province of New Brunswick;
(b) financial, commercial, scientific, technical or other information in which a public body or the Province of New Brunswick has a proprietary interest or right of use;
(c) information the disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to result in a financial loss to a public body or to the Province of New Brunswick or prejudice the competitive position of or interfere with or prejudice contractual or other negotiations of a public body or the Province of New Brunswick;
(d) innovative scientific or technical information obtained through research by an employee of a public body or the Province of New Brunswick; and
(e) information the disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to result in an undue loss or benefit to a person, or premature disclosure of a pending policy decision, including but not limited to
(i) a contemplated change in taxes or other source of revenue,
(ii) a contemplated change in government borrowing,
(iii) a contemplated change in the conditions of operation of a financial institution, stock exchange, or commodities exchange, or of any self-regulating organization recognized by the Financial and Consumer Services Commission under an Act of the Legislature,
(iv) a contemplated sale or purchase of securities, bonds or foreign or Canadian currency;
(f) a record originating from a credit union that is in the custody of or under the control of the New Brunswick Credit Union Deposit Insurance Corporation under the Credit Unions Act.
30(2)Subsection (1) does not apply to the results of an environmental test conducted by or for a public body, unless the test was done for the purpose of developing methods of testing or for the purpose of testing products for possible purchase.
2013, c.31, s.35; 2017, c.31, s.29
Disclosure harmful to economic and other interests of a public body
30(1)The head of a public body may refuse to disclose information to an applicant if disclosure could reasonably be expected to harm the economic or financial interests or negotiating position of a public body or the Province of New Brunswick, including but not limited to, the following information:
(a) a trade secret of a public body or the Province of New Brunswick;
(b) financial, commercial, scientific, technical or other information in which a public body or the Province of New Brunswick has a proprietary interest or right of use;
(c) information the disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to result in a financial loss to a public body or to the Province of New Brunswick or prejudice the competitive position of or interfere with or prejudice contractual or other negotiations of a public body or the Province of New Brunswick;
(d) innovative scientific or technical information obtained through research by an employee of a public body or the Province of New Brunswick; and
(e) information the disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to result in an undue loss or benefit to a person, or premature disclosure of a pending policy decision, including but not limited to
(i) a contemplated change in taxes or other source of revenue,
(ii) a contemplated change in government borrowing,
(iii) a contemplated change in the conditions of operation of a financial institution, stock exchange, or commodities exchange, or of any self-regulating organization recognized by the Financial and Consumer Services Commission under an Act of the Legislature,
(iv) a contemplated sale or purchase of securities, bonds or foreign or Canadian currency;
(f) a record originating from a credit union that is in the custody of or under the control of the New Brunswick Credit Union Deposit Insurance Corporation under the Credit Unions Act.
30(2)Subsection (1) does not apply to the results of an environmental test conducted by or for a public body, unless the test was done for the purpose of developing methods of testing or for the purpose of testing products for possible purchase.
2013, c.31, s.35
Disclosure harmful to economic and other interests of a public body
30(1)The head of a public body may refuse to disclose information to an applicant if disclosure could reasonably be expected to harm the economic or financial interests or negotiating position of a public body or the Province of New Brunswick, including but not limited to, the following information:
(a) a trade secret of a public body or the Province of New Brunswick;
(b) financial, commercial, scientific, technical or other information in which a public body or the Province of New Brunswick has a proprietary interest or right of use;
(c) information the disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to result in a financial loss to a public body or to the Province of New Brunswick or prejudice the competitive position of or interfere with or prejudice contractual or other negotiations of a public body or the Province of New Brunswick;
(d) innovative scientific or technical information obtained through research by an employee of a public body or the Province of New Brunswick; and
(e) information the disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to result in an undue loss or benefit to a person, or premature disclosure of a pending policy decision, including but not limited to
(i) a contemplated change in taxes or other source of revenue,
(ii) a contemplated change in government borrowing,
(iii) a contemplated change in the conditions of operation of a financial institution, stock exchange, or commodities exchange, or of any self-regulating organization recognized by the New Brunswick Securities Commission under an Act of the Legislature,
(iv) a contemplated sale or purchase of securities, bonds or foreign or Canadian currency;
(f) a record originating from a credit union that is in the custody of or under the control of the New Brunswick Credit Union Deposit Insurance Corporation under the Credit Unions Act.
30(2)Subsection (1) does not apply to the results of an environmental test conducted by or for a public body, unless the test was done for the purpose of developing methods of testing or for the purpose of testing products for possible purchase.
Disclosure harmful to economic and other interests of a public body
30(1)The head of a public body may refuse to disclose information to an applicant if disclosure could reasonably be expected to harm the economic or financial interests or negotiating position of a public body or the Province of New Brunswick, including but not limited to, the following information:
(a) a trade secret of a public body or the Province of New Brunswick;
(b) financial, commercial, scientific, technical or other information in which a public body or the Province of New Brunswick has a proprietary interest or right of use;
(c) information the disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to result in a financial loss to a public body or to the Province of New Brunswick or prejudice the competitive position of or interfere with or prejudice contractual or other negotiations of a public body or the Province of New Brunswick;
(d) innovative scientific or technical information obtained through research by an employee of a public body or the Province of New Brunswick; and
(e) information the disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to result in an undue loss or benefit to a person, or premature disclosure of a pending policy decision, including but not limited to
(i) a contemplated change in taxes or other source of revenue,
(ii) a contemplated change in government borrowing,
(iii) a contemplated change in the conditions of operation of a financial institution, stock exchange, or commodities exchange, or of any self-regulating organization recognized by the New Brunswick Securities Commission under an Act of the Legislature,
(iv) a contemplated sale or purchase of securities, bonds or foreign or Canadian currency;
(f) a record originating from a credit union that is in the custody of or under the control of the New Brunswick Credit Union Deposit Insurance Corporation under the Credit Unions Act.
30(2)Subsection (1) does not apply to the results of an environmental test conducted by or for a public body, unless the test was done for the purpose of developing methods of testing or for the purpose of testing products for possible purchase.