Malaysia legislation
Section 39
Section 39
(2)
The confidential nature of a document shall not be used as a reason for refusing to provide it to the Government.
(3)
The Government shall be responsible for ensuring the confidentiality of such documents.
(4)
Confidential information shall not be disclosed without specific written permission from the party submitting the confidential information.
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(5)
The Government shall require parties providing confidential information to furnish non-confidential summaries that are sufficient in detail to permit reasonable understanding of the substance of the confidential information.
(6)
In the event such parties indicate that such information is not susceptible of summary, a statement of reasons why summarization is not possible shall be provided.
(7)
The Government may disregard information presented if—
(a)
the Government finds that a request for confidentiality under subsection (1) is not warranted and the supplier of the information nevertheless is unwilling to make the information public or to authorize its disclosure in a generalized or summary form unless it can be demonstrated to the Government’s satisfaction from appropriate sources that the information is correct;
(b)
the non-confidential summaries as required under subsection (5) are not in sufficient detail; or
(c)
the reasons given for not providing non-confidential summaries under subsection (6) are not deemed adequate and the party supplying the information nevertheless refuses to provide non-confidential summaries.
Verification of information