Freedom of Information (a) through a reasonable opportunity to inspect the information; or (b) by way of a copy of the information; or (c) in the case of information that is an article or thing by means of which sounds or visual images are capable of being reproduced, by making of suitable arrangements for the person to hear, view, record or copy those sounds or visual images; or (d) in the case of information by which words are recorded in a manner in which they are capable of being reproduced in the form of sound or in which words are contained in the form of shorthand writing or in codified form, by the provision of a written transcript; or (e) in the case of information which is held on a computer, or in electronic or machine-readable form, and from which the entity concerned is capable of producing a printed copy of the information or part thereof, by supplying such a copy; or (f) in the case of information available or capable of being made available in computer readable form, by supplying a copy in that form. 5 10 15 (2) Subject to subsection (4), where an applicant has requested access to information in a particular form, access must be given in that form. (3) An applicant may amend their preferred form of access (on payment of any reproduction, translation or transcription fees payable) if access has been granted in the form initially requested. 20 (4) If giving access to information in the form requested by an applicant is likely to— (a) unreasonably interfere with the operations of the entity concerned; or (b) be detrimental to the preservation of the information; or (c) be inappropriate, having regard to the physical nature of the information; access in that form may be refused if access is given in another form authorised under this Act. 25 (5) Where a person requests access to information in a particular form and for a reason specified in subsection (4), access in that form is refused but access is given in another form, the reproduction fee charged may not exceed the fee that would have been charged if the applicant had been given access in the form requested. 14 Severability Where any information is contained in a record or document with information protected in terms of this Act, the protected information shall be severed from the record or document and access to the remainder of the information shall be granted to the applicant. 15 30 35 Access to health or other records (1) If an information officer receives, in terms of this Part, a request for access to information provided by a health practitioner in his or her capacity as such about the physical or mental health, or well-being— (a) 40 of an applicant; or (b) if the request has been made on behalf of a person to whom the record relates, of that person; and the information officer is of the opinion that the disclosure of the information might cause serious harm to the applicant’s or that person’s physical or mental health, 10 45