b)About the results of any product or environmental testing or other investigation supplied by the private body or the results of any such testing or investigation carried out on by or on behalf of the private body and its disclosure would reveal a serious public safety or environmental risk.
C.Section 65: Mandatory protection of certain confidential information of a third party
The head of a private body must refuse a request for access to a record of that body, if its disclosure would constitute an action for breach of a duty of confidence owed to a third party in terms of an agreement.
D. Section 66: Mandatory protection of safety of individuals, and protection of property
a)The head of a private body must refuse a request for access to a record of that body, if its disclosure could reasonably be expected to endanger the life or physical safety of an individual.
b)The head of a private body may refuse a request for access to a record of that body if its disclosure would be likely to prejudice or impair:
i)The security of a building, structure, or system, including a computer or communication system; a means of transport or any other property;
The methods, systems, plans or procedures for the protection of an individual in accordance with a witness protection scheme; the safety of the public or part of the public or the security of a building, structure, or system, including a computer or communication system, a means of transport or any other property.
E. Section 67: Mandatory protection of records privileged from production in legal Proceedings
The head of a private body must refuse a request for access to a record of that body, if the record is privileged from production in legal proceedings unless the person entitled to the privilege has waived such privilege.
F.Section 68: Commercial information of a private body
1)The head of a private body may refuse a request for access to a record of that body if the record: a) Contains trade secrets of the private body;
b)Contains financial, commercial, scientific or technical information, other than trade secrets of the private body, and the disclosure thereof would likely cause harm to the commercial or financial interests of that body;
c)Contains information, the disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to put the private body at a disadvantage in contractual or other negotiations; or prejudice the body in commercial competition;
d)Is a computer programme as defined in the Copyright Act, No. 98 of 1978, which is owned by the private body, unless it is required to give access to a record in terms of PAIA.
However, a record may not be refused if it consists of information:
About the results of any product or environmental testing or investigation (excluding the results of preliminary testing or investigations conducted for developing methods of testing), carried out by or for the public body, and the disclosure thereof would reveal a serious public safety or environmental risk.