Inspector of Detention Services Act 2022
sec.28Disclosure of particular matters not required
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sec.28 Disclosure of particular matters not required
This Act does not require or authorise a person— to give any information or answer any question relating to proceedings of Cabinet or a committee of Cabinet; or to produce or inspect a document to the extent it relates to proceedings mentioned in paragraph (a) . For subsection (1) , a certificate issued by the chief executive of a department administered by the Premier, with the Premier’s approval, certifying that any information or question, or any document or part of a document, relates to any proceedings mentioned in subsection (1) is conclusive of the fact so certified. The inspector must not require any information or answer to be given, or any document or thing to be produced, if the Attorney-General certifies in writing that the giving of the information or answer, or the production of the document or thing, might prejudice the security of the State or the investigation or detection of offences. In this section— information does not include a document. (sec.28-ssec.1) This Act does not require or authorise a person— to give any information or answer any question relating to proceedings of Cabinet or a committee of Cabinet; or to produce or inspect a document to the extent it relates to proceedings mentioned in paragraph (a) . (sec.28-ssec.2) For subsection (1) , a certificate issued by the chief executive of a department administered by the Premier, with the Premier’s approval, certifying that any information or question, or any document or part of a document, relates to any proceedings mentioned in subsection (1) is conclusive of the fact so certified. (sec.28-ssec.3) The inspector must not require any information or answer to be given, or any document or thing to be produced, if the Attorney-General certifies in writing that the giving of the information or answer, or the production of the document or thing, might prejudice the security of the State or the investigation or detection of offences. (sec.28-ssec.4) In this section— information does not include a document.
- (a) to give any information or answer any question relating to proceedings of Cabinet or a committee of Cabinet; or
- (b) to produce or inspect a document to the extent it relates to proceedings mentioned in paragraph (a) .