30. Access to information

The Parliamentary Budget Officer shall put in place appropriate safeguards regarding the protection of private and sensitive information held by Public Institutions that the Parliamentary Budget Office needs to use to conduct the analytical functions specified in section 29.

Any information relating to the national security of

The public institution shall, with the exception of the information related to national security, furnish the said information in such manner and on such date as required by the Parliamentary Budget Officer.

Where a public institution estimates that it may be unable to produce the information within the period specified by the Parliamentary Budget Officer, the public institution may propose to the Parliamentary Budget Officer, in writing, an alternate date for production of the information. The discretion as to whether to alter the date of production shall rest with the Parliamentary Budget Officer.

Where any public institution fails to furnish such information on the date specified in the request or by the revised date, the Parliamentary Budget Officer may request the Speaker to reissue a request for information to such Public

Every official and employee of a public institution shall comply with the provisions of this section, and such compliance shall not be considered a violation of any written law, regulation, agreement or procedure pertaining to secrecy, confidentiality or non-disclosure of information held and managed by that public institution.