Typical Reason duration (in Justification Examples years) Commercial – in confidence Government asset sales 10 Required to protect commercial interests of one or more parties Business planning for commercial activities Due diligence reports Treaty negotiations Confidential – political or Required to protect the integrity of political or administrative Confidential advice by public servants and 10 – 25 administrative processes processes Ministers e.g. minutes, reports and recommendations Confidential – personal or Required to protect personal or public safety and maintain the rule of Information on methods of crime 20 – 70 public safety and law detection maintaining the rule of law Police or other investigative procedures records Records documenting security measures Confidential – Cabinet Required to protect Cabinet papers which have not been publicly Cabinet papers not publicly released 25 papers released Confidential – existing Required to maintain an existing confidentiality agreement Sensitive information supplied by another 30 – 60 confidentiality agreement government Information gathered with an explicit or implicit undertaking of confidence e.g. survey forms Privacy – sensitive 70 Required to prevent the disclosure of sensitive personal information Detailed employment records Disciplinary case files Applications for financial assistance
Reason Typical duration (in years) Justification Examples Commercial – in confidence 10 Required to protect commercial interests of one or more parties Government asset sales Business planning for commercial activities Due diligence reports Treaty negotiations Confidential – political or administrative processes 10 – 25 Required to protect the integrity of political or administrative processes Confidential advice by public servants and Ministers e.g. minutes, reports and recommendations Confidential – personal or public safety and maintaining the rule of law 20 – 70 Required to protect personal or public safety and maintain the rule of law Information on methods of crime detection Police or other investigative procedures records Records documenting security measures Confidential – Cabinet papers 25 Required to protect Cabinet papers which have not been publicly released Cabinet papers not publicly released Confidential – existing confidentiality agreement 30 – 60 Required to maintain an existing confidentiality agreement Sensitive information supplied by another government Information gathered with an explicit or implicit undertaking of confidence e.g. survey forms Privacy – sensitive 70 Required to prevent the disclosure of sensitive personal information Detailed employment records Disciplinary case files Applications for financial assistance
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