This committee deals with exempt information,
which is information that cannot be disclosed to the public under specific legislation. There are seven categories of exempt information, including details about individuals, financial or business affairs, labour relations, legally privileged information, proposed legal actions, and information related to crime prevention or prosecution.
Any information falling into these categories may be withheld if it is deemed to be in the public interest to keep it secret, based on a test that weighs the public interest in exemption against the public interest in disclosure.