(1)

For these Regulations, a notice inviting objections to the disclosure of information is a notice that complies with this regulation.

Proposal to disclose information

(2)

The notice must state that the person giving the notice (the proponent ) proposes at a future time to make the information publicly known or make the information available.

Invitation to make an objection to the disclosure
(3) The notice must invite the person who gave the information to the Designated Authority to give the proponent, on or before a day specified in the notice, a notice:

(a)

objecting to the information, or a specified part of the information, being publicly known or made available on the ground that the Designated Authority should consider the information, or the part of the information, to be protected confidential information as described in subregulation 5 (3); or

(b)

objecting to the information, or a specified part of the information, being publicly known or made available before the end of 5 years after the information was given to the Designated Authority on the ground that the Designated Authority should consider the information, or a specified part of the information, to be protected derivative information as described in subregulation 6 (3).

Minimum period within which an objection may be made

(4)

The day specified in the notice under subregulation (3) must be later than 45 days after the notice was given.

Notification of consequences of not making an objection

(5)

The notice must state that, if the person does not make an objection in accordance with the invitation, the information can be made publicly known or made available under this Part.