Firearms Act 1996
18CACAT or court review—dealing with security sensitive
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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).