(1) The board reserves the right to determine that a public record requested is exempt, in whole or in part, under the provisions of chapter 42.56 RCW or other applicable provisions of law.

(2) In addition, there are exemptions outside the Public Records Act that restrict the availability of some documents held by the department for inspection and copying.

(3) All denials of requests for public records shall be accompanied by a written statement specifying the reason for the denial.