Regulation 22

be made in writing by the Authority and sent to the Appeals Secretary;

where the request relates to part of a document, state the relevant words, figures or passages for which confidentiality is claimed;

contain the reasons for the request for withholding the document or information from the appellant and, where the request relates to part of a document, the reasons specific to each such part; and

where the request relates to a document or information that must be filed or submitted by a certain time under these Regulations, be made before the time limit for filing or submitting that document or information expires.

if the Authority considers it possible to summarise or redact the material in the document, part of the document or information, file with the Appeal Advisory Committee a non‑confidential version of the document, part of the document or information in a form that can be given to the appellant; and

if the Authority does not consider it possible to provide a non‑confidential version of the document, part of the document or information in a form that can be given to the appellant, file with the Appeal Advisory Committee a statement setting out the reasons why it is not possible to summarise or redact the material in the document, part of the document or information.

refuse to grant any confidential treatment of the document, part of the document or information; or

grant the confidential treatment requested on any terms and conditions that the Minister thinks fit (including changes to the summary or redacting of material in any non‑confidential version under paragraph (3)), if (and only if) the Minister is satisfied that the document, part of the document or information contains or is, in the Minister’s opinion —

information the disclosure of which would be contrary to the public interest, including (to avoid doubt) information the disclosure of which would be prejudicial to the national security of Singapore;

commercial information the disclosure of which would or may significantly harm the legitimate business interests of the undertaking to which it relates; or

information relating to the private affairs of an individual the disclosure of which would or may significantly harm the interests of that individual.

refused to grant any confidential treatment of the document, part of the document or information;

granted confidential treatment of the whole of the document, part of the document or information; or

granted confidential treatment of the document, part of the document or information, subject to the Authority providing a non‑confidential version of the document, part of the document or information to the appellant,but the Authority is not required to provide the appellant with a copy of the decision, the Minister’s reasons for the decision, and any details as to what is to be or has been summarised or redacted.

in the case where the document, part of the document or information is a document or information mentioned in regulation 13(1)(b) or (d) and the Minister makes his or her decision at least one business day before the last day of the period within which the Authority must file the Authority’s reasons under these Regulations, include a copy of the document, part of the document or information in the Authority’s reasons; and

in all other cases, serve a copy of the document, part of the document or information on the appellant as soon as practicable after the Authority is notified of the Minister’s decision.

in the case where the document, part of the document or information is a document or information mentioned in regulation 13(1)(b) or (d) and the Minister makes his or her decision at least one business day before the last day of the period within which the Authority must file the Authority’s reasons under these Regulations —

include the non-confidential version in the Authority’s reasons; and

notify the appellant at the time the non‑confidential version is served, that material in the document, part of the document or information has been summarised or redacted; and

in all other cases —

serve the non-confidential version on the appellant as soon as practicable after the Authority is notified of the Minister’s decision (unless the Authority has previously served the non‑confidential version on the appellant); and

notify the appellant at the time the non‑confidential version is served, that material in the document, part of the document or information has been summarised or redacted (unless the Authority has previously so notified the appellant).

make the necessary changes or redactions;

in the case where the document, part of the document or information is a document or information mentioned in regulation 13(1)(b) or (d) and the Minister makes his or her decision at least one business day before the last day of the period within which the Authority must file the Authority’s reasons under these Regulations —

include the revised non‑confidential version in the Authority’s reasons; and

notify the appellant at the time the revised non‑confidential version is served, that material in the document, part of the document or information has been summarised or redacted; and

in all other cases —

serve the revised non‑confidential version on the appellant as soon as practicable after the Authority is notified of the Minister’s decision; and

notify the appellant at the time the revised non‑confidential version is served, that material in the document, part of the document or information has been summarised or redacted.