TNP LAW 29
Freedom of Information Act
Preamble: whereas the security and freedom of the The North Pacific go hand in hand:
Section 1:
a) The North Pacific government exists specifically to serve the people of the region and to act in the best interest of the majority all resident nations of The North Pacific.
b) The Ministry of the Interior Delegate and the Executive officers appointed by him or her shall be delegated the task of informing the Assembly of any governmental action not already disclosed by the respective Ministers officers of the Executive.
c) All registered citizens and/or governments residing in The North Pacific have the right to request information from the Government through the Department of Internal Affairs Delegate and the designated officers of the Executive, and
d) The Department of Internal Affairs Delegate and the designated officers of the Executive shall endeavour to retrieve information requested from the different departments of the government, whom are obligated to release this information provided it will not and/or does not present a threat to regional security, and
e) Citizens or governments which do not recieve receive this information for any reason not specifically designated in appropriate legislation laws or regulations may file a request for the information in a regional court, where the Department of Internal Affairs Delegate and the designated officers of the Executive may present evidence to attempt to persuade the court to rule for either side that addresses any claim that release of the information impairs Regional security.
f) Information not disclosed because of issues pertaining to Regional security will be classified by the majority vote of the CLO Court sitting as a three-member panel.
g) Information whose disclosure is deemed a security threat to the Region will be released by the affirmative vote of a majority court ruling of a three-member panel of the Court, no sooner than 2 months after the original request, once the threat no longer exists.
h) All activities by the designated Intelligence Agency of the North Pacific regional intelligence services are exempt from this law.
