§8 Classifier — RTI Wiki

Your RTI request (or the text a PIO is considering)

Most likely §8 sub-clauses

⚠ Heuristic, not legal advice. This classifier matches keywords against the ten §8(1) sub-clauses. A real RTI analysis requires reading the specific facts and the public authority's records. Treat the top-ranked result as a starting point for drafting, not a conclusion.

What the classifier does

Scans your text for **keyword signals** associated with each §8(1) sub-clause: (a) sovereignty, (b) court-forbidden, (c) parliamentary privilege, (d) commercial confidence, (e) fiduciary, (f) foreign-government confidential, (g) life/safety, (h) investigation, (i) cabinet papers, (j) personal information.
Also considers **§9** (third-party copyright), **§11** (third-party confidentiality procedure), and **§24** (exempt organisations).
Ranks sub-clauses by match strength, not by legal validity.
**Post-DPDP 2025** — §8(1)(j) attaches automatically to personal information; the public-interest override is now in §8(2).