The purpose of this Part is to implement the legislative direction set forth in chapter 56 of the Laws of 2015 that the Joint Commission on Public Ethics receive and determine requests for exemption from the duty to publicly disclose client information in response to certain questions on the financial disclosure statement that must be filed in accordance with section 73-a of the Public Officers Law. Specifically, the statute carves out a limited exception to the general rule mandating disclosure of client information and permits a filer to ask either the Office of Court Administration or the Joint Commission on Public Ethics for authority not to disclose client information in responding to questions 8(b-1), (b-2) and (c) of section 73-a(3). The statute also provides that disclosure of client information is not required in certain categories of cases delineated therein. With respect to clients represented in matters not otherwise exempt, this Part provides a procedure to request an exemption from publicly disclosing such clients and related information.