19Reporting sensitive information

19 Reporting sensitive information (1) The auditor-general must not include information in a report for the Legislative Assembly if the auditor-general considers that the disclosure of the information would, on balance, be contrary to the public interest. (2) The disclosure of information may be contrary to the public interest only if the disclosure would be reasonably likely to— (a) infringe an individual’s right to privacy, or any other right under the Human Rights Act 2004; or (b) disclose a trade secret, or the business affairs or research of an entity; or (c) prejudice the investigation of a contravention of a law; or (d) prejudice relations between the ACT government and another government; or (e) disclose information mentioned in the Legal Aid Act 1977, section 92 (2) (a) or contained in a document mentioned in that Act, section 92 (2) (b). (3) However, the auditor-general may include in the report information mentioned in subsection (1) if the auditor-general is satisfied that the substance of the information is public knowledge.