The Freedom of Government Information Law Article 13
Once a government agency approves a request for government information, it can provide a copy of the information or allow the applicant to browse, transcribe or photograph upon the type of medium where the information is saved. If the information requested involves intellectual property issues or is hard to make a copy of, the government agency may allow the information to be browsed only.If the government information requested had been made available to the public actively in accordance with any laws or paragraph 1-3 of Article 8 of this Law, the government agency may inform the applicant of the way to obtain the information instead of providing it.
中文原文 政府資訊公開法第13條
政府機關核准提供政府資訊之申請時，得按政府資訊所在媒介物之型態給予申請人重製或複製品或提供申請人閱覽、抄錄或攝影。
其涉及他人智慧財產權或難於執行者，得僅供閱覽。
申請提供之政府資訊已依法律規定或第八條第一項第一款至第三款之方式主動公開者，政府機關得以告知查詢之方式以代提供。
其涉及他人智慧財產權或難於執行者，得僅供閱覽。
申請提供之政府資訊已依法律規定或第八條第一項第一款至第三款之方式主動公開者，政府機關得以告知查詢之方式以代提供。