21Directions regarding disclosure of evidence

21 Directions regarding disclosure of evidence

(1) If the Inspector‑General ADF is satisfied that it is necessary to do so in the interests of the defence of the Commonwealth, or of fairness to a person who the Inspector‑General ADF considers may be affected by an inquiry, the Inspector‑General ADF may give a direction restricting the disclosure of the following: (a) information contained in oral evidence given during the inquiry, whether in public or in private; (b) all or part of any document received during the course of the inquiry; (c) information contained in a report about the inquiry that is given to a person under section 27. (2) The Inspector‑General ADF may, in writing, authorise an inquiry officer, or an Assistant IGADF, to give a direction under subsection (1) in relation to an inquiry that the inquiry officer has been appointed to conduct, or that the Assistant IGADF has been directed to conduct. (3) A person commits an offence if the person contravenes a direction given under subsection (1).

Penalty: 10 penalty units.