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1. What are your views <strong>on</strong> <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g journalistic/artistic/literary purpose as an exempti<strong>on</strong>?<br />

2. Should exempti<strong>on</strong>s for journalistic purpose be <strong>in</strong>cluded? If so, what should be their<br />

scope?<br />

3. Can terms such as ‗journalist‘ and ‗journalistic purpose‘ be def<strong>in</strong>ed?<br />

4. Would these activities also <strong>in</strong>clude publish<strong>in</strong>g of <strong>in</strong>formati<strong>on</strong> by n<strong>on</strong>-media<br />

organisati<strong>on</strong>s?<br />

5. What would be the scope of activities <strong>in</strong>cluded for ‗literary‘ or ‗artistic‘ purpose?<br />

Should the terms be def<strong>in</strong>ed broadly?<br />

6. Are there any other views <strong>on</strong> this exempti<strong>on</strong>?<br />

Research/Historical/Statistical Purpose<br />

1. What are your views <strong>on</strong> <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g research/historical/statistical purpose as an<br />

exempti<strong>on</strong>?<br />

2. Can there be measures <strong>in</strong>corporated <strong>in</strong> the law to exclude activities under this head<br />

which are not be<strong>in</strong>g c<strong>on</strong>ducted for a b<strong>on</strong>afide purpose?<br />

3. Will the exempti<strong>on</strong> fail to operate if the research c<strong>on</strong>ducted <strong>in</strong> these areas is<br />

subsequently published/ or used for a commercial purpose?<br />

4. Are there any other views <strong>on</strong> this exempti<strong>on</strong>?<br />

Investigati<strong>on</strong> and Detecti<strong>on</strong> of Crime, Nati<strong>on</strong>al Security<br />

1. What are your views <strong>on</strong> <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>vestigati<strong>on</strong> and detecti<strong>on</strong> of crimes and nati<strong>on</strong>al<br />

security as exempti<strong>on</strong>s?<br />

2. What should be the width of the exempti<strong>on</strong> provided for <strong>in</strong>vestigati<strong>on</strong> and detecti<strong>on</strong> of<br />

crime? Should there be a prior judicial approval mechanism before <strong>in</strong>vok<strong>in</strong>g such a<br />

clause?<br />

3. What c<strong>on</strong>stitutes a reas<strong>on</strong>able exempti<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> the basis of nati<strong>on</strong>al security? Should other<br />

related grounds such as ma<strong>in</strong>tenance of public order or security of State be also grounds<br />

for exempti<strong>on</strong>s under the law?<br />

4. Should there be a review mechanism after process<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>formati<strong>on</strong> under this<br />

exempti<strong>on</strong>? What should the review mechanism entail?<br />

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