(1) Subject to subsection (2), a record of the Commission shall, upon request, be available for public inspection at the offices of the Commission on payment of the prescribed fee.
(2) The following records shall not, except in accordance with this section, be made available to the public for inspection:
(a) records relating to the internal personnel rules and practices of the Commission;
(b) personnel records, medical records, and other records whose disclosure would constitute an invasion of personal privacy;
(c) secret records relating to national defence or security;
(d) records of intra-governmental communications relating to governmental decision processes;
(e) records of information obtained by the Commission in the course of its frequency monitoring activities;
(f) records containing information relating to the valuation of the property of the telecommunications providers;
(g) records of trade secrets or proprietary commercial, financial or technical information which is customarily guarded from competitors;
(h) records of information which are subject to judicial privilege; and
(i) records which are not open to public inspection by virtue of the provisions of any enactment.
(3) The Commission shall make available records referred to in subsection (2)(d) through the discovery process in court proceedings.
(4) The Commission shall not disclose an investigative record compiled for enforcement purposes for public inspection if to do so—
(a) interferes with enforcement proceedings;
(b) deprives a person of the right to fair trial or impartial adjudication;
(c) constitutes an unjustified invasion of personal privacy;
(d) discloses the identity of a confidential source;
(e) discloses investigative techniques or procedures; or
(f) endangers the life or physical safety of the law enforcement personnel or any other person.
(5) An application for authorisation of equipment and materials relating to an application for a licence or frequency authorisation is not available for public inspection until the Commission approves the application for a licence or frequency authorisation.
(6) Records of information submitted in connection with audits, investigations and examinations shall not be made available for public inspection until the Commission acts upon the matter.
(7) The Commission shall cause to be published in the Gazette—
(a) licences issued, modified, renewed or revoked;
(b) exemptions granted under the Act; and
(c) enforcement orders of the Commission.