16Meaning of contrary to the public interest information

16 Meaning of contrary to the public interest information (1) For this Act, information is contrary to the public interest information if— (a) it is taken to be contrary to the public interest to disclose under schedule 1; or

(b) disclosing the information would, on balance, be contrary to the public interest under the test set out in section 17. (2) However, information mentioned in schedule 1 (other than exempt information) is not taken to be contrary to the public interest information if it identifies— (a) corruption; or (b) the commission of an offence by a public official; or (c) that the scope of a law enforcement investigation has exceeded the limits imposed by law. exempt information means information that is taken to be contrary to the public interest to disclose under the following sections: (a) schedule 1, section 1.1B (Information related to integrity commission matters); (b) schedule 1, section 1.2 (Information subject to legal professional privilege).