Singapore legislation
Section 83
Section 83
Restriction on disclosure of confidential information
(1)
This section applies if —
any information or document is provided by a person to the Authority or an authorised officer under this Act; and
at the time such information or document is provided, the person notifies the Authority or authorised officer in writing that it is of a confidential or commercially sensitive nature.
(2)
The Authority or an authorised officer must not disclose to any person the information or the contents of a document to which this section applies unless —
the Authority or authorised officer is of the opinion that —
the disclosure of the information or the contents of the document would not cause detriment to the person providing it or to any other person who is aware of the information or document; or
although the disclosure of the information or the contents of the document would cause detriment to the person providing it or to any other person who is aware of the information or document, the public benefit in disclosing it outweighs that detriment;
the Authority or authorised officer gives written notice to —
the person who provided the information or document; and (ii)any other person whom the Authority or authorised officer is aware has provided the information or document to the person mentioned in sub‑paragraph (i), where the identity of such other person is known to the Authority or authorised officer, as the case may be,stating that the Authority or authorised officer wishes to disclose the information or contents of the document, specifying the nature of the intended disclosure, setting out detailed reasons why the Authority or authorised officer wishes to make the disclosure and setting out a copy of this section; and
no appeal is made to the Minister under section 55.
(3)
Subsection (2) does not prevent the Authority from disclosing any information or the contents of any document —
to any member, officer or employee of the Authority, any authorised officer, or any agent, consultant, committee or panel acting for or under the direction of the Authority;
to the Minister, the Appeals Advisory Panel or any agent, consultant, committee or panel acting for or under the direction of the Minister;
when required to do so by any court or under any written law;
for the purposes of any criminal proceedings; or
for any other purpose the disclosure of which is required or authorised by or under any written law.
(4)
For the purposes of this section, the disclosure of any information or the contents of a document already in the public domain at the time the Authority or authorised officer (as the case may be) wishes to disclose it cannot cause detriment to any person mentioned in subsection (2)(a).