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18C ACAT or court review—dealing with security sensitive
information
(1) This section applies if the ACAT or the court decides under
section 18B that reasons for a relevant decision disclose security
sensitive information.
(2) In deciding an application for review of the relevant decision, the
ACAT or the court must—
(a) ensure security sensitive information is not disclosed in any
reasons for the decision; and
(b) receive evidence and submissions that would disclose security
sensitive information in private, in the absence of the public, the
applicant for review, the applicant’s representative and any
other interested party.
(3) However, the ACAT or court need not receive evidence or
submissions in accordance with subsection (2) (b) if the registrar
otherwise agrees.
relevant decision—see section 18B (1) (a).
security sensitive information—see section 18A (3).