22Public interest considerations

22 Public interest considerations

(1)  The Inspector must not disclose information in a report to Parliament if, on balance, the public interest considerations against disclosure outweigh the public interest considerations in favour of disclosure.

(2)  There are public interest considerations against disclosure of information for the purposes of this Act if disclosure of the information could reasonably be expected to have one or more of the following effects:

(a) prejudice the supervision of, or facilitate the escape of, any person in lawful custody or detention;

(b) prejudice the security, discipline or good order of any custodial centre;

(c) prejudice national security (within the meaning of the National Security Information (Criminal and Civil Proceedings) Act 2004 of the Commonwealth);

(d) reveal or tend to reveal the identity of an informant or prejudice the future supply of information from an informant;

(e) identify or allow the identification of a person who is or was detained at a custodial centre or his or her relative;

(f) endanger, or prejudice any system or procedure for protecting, the life, health or safety of any person who is in custody, or detained or residing at a custodial centre;

(g) identify or allow the identification of a member of the staff of the custodial centre, the Department, a public authority or any other body or person prescribed by the regulations, or endanger, or prejudice any system or procedure for protecting, the life, health or safety of such a staff member or other person.