sec.126CPublication of information

sec.126C Publication of information

The section applies to the following persons— the Minister; the CEO; the chief inspector. The person may publish information about any of the following matters— the commission of offences against this Act and persons who commit the offences; investigations and inquiries into explosives incidents conducted under this Act; the action taken by inspectors or authorised officers to enforce this Act; the suspension or cancellation of an authority or security clearance under this Act. Also, the person may publish any of the following information about explosives incidents— the total number of incidents that happened in a particular period; a description of an incident, including, for example, where and when an incident happened; the holder of an authority in relation to which an incident happened; the injuries or deaths that occurred in an incident; any other information about an incident the person considers appropriate. The person must not publish information under this section unless satisfied that it is in the public interest to do so. No liability is incurred by the State or any other person for the publication of, or for anything done for the purpose of publishing, information under this section in good faith. Subsection (5) applies despite section 127 . s 126C ins 2011 No. 2 s 40 amd 2019 No. 7 s 83 ; 2020 No. 10 s 97 ; 2024 No. 34 s 142 (sec.126C-ssec.1) The section applies to the following persons— the Minister; the CEO; the chief inspector. (sec.126C-ssec.2) The person may publish information about any of the following matters— the commission of offences against this Act and persons who commit the offences; investigations and inquiries into explosives incidents conducted under this Act; the action taken by inspectors or authorised officers to enforce this Act; the suspension or cancellation of an authority or security clearance under this Act. (sec.126C-ssec.3) Also, the person may publish any of the following information about explosives incidents— the total number of incidents that happened in a particular period; a description of an incident, including, for example, where and when an incident happened; the holder of an authority in relation to which an incident happened; the injuries or deaths that occurred in an incident; any other information about an incident the person considers appropriate. (sec.126C-ssec.4) The person must not publish information under this section unless satisfied that it is in the public interest to do so. (sec.126C-ssec.5) No liability is incurred by the State or any other person for the publication of, or for anything done for the purpose of publishing, information under this section in good faith. (sec.126C-ssec.6) Subsection (5) applies despite section 127 .

• (a) the Minister;
• (b) the CEO;
• (c) the chief inspector.
• (a) the commission of offences against this Act and persons who commit the offences;