Article 112: Protection regarding non-disclosure of information
Chapter X - The Public Service
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No person shall be required to show, otherwise than as may be required for the due process of law, any document, or to communicate any information, which he has in confidence as a public officer, if the Governor-General, acting in his own deliberate judgment, certifies that it would not be in the public interest that that document be shown or that information be communicated; and if the Attorney-General certifies in writing that in his opinion it would prejudice or seriously harm the security of Malta or would prejudice relations between the Government of Malta and the Government of any other State, a document the showing of which or information the communication of which would in his opinion so prejudice or harm the security of Malta or so prejudice such relations, shall be deemed to be a document or information which the public officer concerned has in confidence.
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This article applies to any document or information in confidence as a Cabinet document, including Cabinet minutes and memoranda, and to such other documents or information as the Cabinet may by regulations declare to be documents or information in confidence.
Notes
This article establishes protections for certain confidential documents and information held by public officers, particularly those that would harm Malta's security or foreign relations, or Cabinet documents, requiring certification from the Governor-General or Attorney-General before disclosure.