20Submissions may be made publicly available

20 Submissions may be made publicly available

(1) Subject to subsections (2), (3) and (4), the Inspector‑General may make available to the public generally, or to particular persons or bodies, a submission or a part of a submission (including a written record of an oral submission) made in response to an invitation under subsection 19(1). (2) The Inspector‑General must not make available under subsection (1) a submission, or a part of a submission, to the extent that: (a) it names, or otherwise makes reasonably identifiable, an individual other than: (i) a Minister of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory; or (ii) an individual who holds an office or appointment under a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory; or (iii) an SES employee or acting SES employee; or (iv) an individual who made the submission, unless the submission is a disclosure that qualifies for protection under section 54 (confidentiality of identity); or (b) it contains information that the Inspector‑General is satisfied is sensitive information. (3) The Inspector‑General must not make available under subsection (1) a submission, or part of a submission, made by a person or body if: (a) the person or body requested the Inspector‑General not to make the submission or the part of the submission available, and the Inspector‑General agreed to the request; or (b) the submission, or the part of a submission, was withdrawn by, or returned to, the person or body under subsection 19(6). (4) The Inspector‑General must not make available under subsection (1) a written record of an oral submission made by a person unless the person has verified the content of the record.