The public interest immunity rationale protecting the identity and safety of police informers extends to human source handlers. Where identities are known to an applicant but not widely published, pseudonyms may be used in place of full disclosure where this does not hinder the pursuit of an appeal. The producing entity bears the onus of demonstrating that information does not fall within the scope of a s 317 order, which is to be read liberally in criminal cases.
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