| (a) | in order to achieve any object referred to in section 2(c), (d) or (e); |
| (b) | in order to give effect to the right of access to information contemplated in section 32 of the Constitution; |
| (c) | if such information or data is already publicly available; or |
| (d) | if the relevant right, permit or permission has lapsed or been cancelled, or the area to which such right or permission relates has been abandoned or relinquished. |
| (2) | No information or data may be disclosed to any person if it contains information or data supplied in confidence by the supplier of the information or data. |
| (3) | Any person submitting information or data in terms of section 28 or 29 must inform the Regional Manager concerned and indicate which information and data must be treated as confidential and may not be disclosed. |
[Section 30(3) substituted by section 25(a) of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Act, 2008]
| (4) | Neither the State nor any of its employees— |
| (a) | is liable for the bona fide or inadvertant release of information or data submitted in terms of this Act; and |
| (b) | guarantees the accuracy or completeness of any such information or data or interpretation thereof. |
| (5) | Any data, information or reports lodged with the Council for Geoscience in terms of section 21 must be kept confidential until such time as the right, permit or permission has lapsed or is cancelled, or terminated, or the area to which such right, permit or permission relates has been abandoned or relinquished. |
[Section 30(5) inserted by section 25(b) of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Act, 2008]
