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Commissions of Inquiry Act 1950
sec.32ADisclosure of particular information only if reasonable
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### sec.32A Disclosure of particular information only if reasonable
This section applies to information obtained as a result of the chairperson’s writing that, apart from section 5 (2A) to (2C) , would not have been able to be disclosed to the chairperson (the protected information ).
Protected information must not be disclosed by the chairperson, or anyone else who gains access to the information, for a purpose under this Act, unless the chairperson considers it is reasonable in the circumstances to disclose the information, having regard to—
the nature of the information; and
the purposes of an inquiry under a commission.
In this section—
information includes—
a statement or disclosure made by a witness in answer to a question put to the witness by a commission or a commissioner or before a commission; and
a book, document, writing, record, property or anything produced by the witness to a commission, a commissioner or before a commission.
s 32A ins 2012 No. 17 s 14
(sec.32A-ssec.1) This section applies to information obtained as a result of the chairperson’s writing that, apart from section 5 (2A) to (2C) , would not have been able to be disclosed to the chairperson (the protected information ).
(sec.32A-ssec.2) Protected information must not be disclosed by the chairperson, or anyone else who gains access to the information, for a purpose under this Act, unless the chairperson considers it is reasonable in the circumstances to disclose the information, having regard to— the nature of the information; and the purposes of an inquiry under a commission.
(sec.32A-ssec.3) In this section— information includes— a statement or disclosure made by a witness in answer to a question put to the witness by a commission or a commissioner or before a commission; and a book, document, writing, record, property or anything produced by the witness to a commission, a commissioner or before a commission.
- (a) the nature of the information; and
- (b) the purposes of an inquiry under a commission.
- (a) a statement or disclosure made by a witness in answer to a question put to the witness by a commission or a commissioner or before a commission; and
- (b) a book, document, writing, record, property or anything produced by the witness to a commission, a commissioner or before a commission.