159Disclosure of information about unlawful or improper conduct

159 Disclosure of information about unlawful or improper conduct (1) This section applies if a nominated examiner, the General Manager of a custodial correctional facility or the Commissioner (a relevant person): (a) obtains information as a result of the inspection of a thing that purports to be a protected/legal item; and (b) the relevant person reasonably believes that the information discloses conduct by another person that: (i) is unlawful; or (ii) constitutes professional misconduct under an Act applicable to the other person. (2) The relevant person may disclose the information to: (a) a relevant law enforcement agency; (b) a relevant Minister; (c) for professional misconduct – the person or body responsible for taking action in relation to misconduct of that kind; (d) if the other person is a member of the staff of, or an agent or other representative of, a protected correspondent – the protected correspondent; (e) if the relevant person is not the Commissioner – the

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