Practice question
A former official says that completion of one year after separation automatically authorizes her to reveal confidential, nonpublic agency information for a private client’s advantage. Which is correct?
- The one-year lapse extinguishes all confidentiality restrictions
- The one-year rule in Section 7(b) does not authorize misuse or disclosure of confidential information prohibited by Section 7(c)
- Disclosure becomes lawful if the former official no longer receives a pension
- Disclosure becomes lawful whenever the client pays an ordinary fee
- Disclosure becomes lawful if the information concerns a different agency
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1989/ra_6713_1989.html — Section 7(b), especially the final paragraph on one-year restrictions after separation, and Section 7(c).
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