64Tabling report in the Parliament etc.

64 Tabling report in the Parliament etc.

(1) Subject to this section, the Minister may table a copy of a final report, or part of a final report, in the Parliament, if the Minister thinks that it is, on balance, in the public interest to do so. (2) The Minister must not table in the Parliament any part of a final report that contains protected information given to the Inspector by a government agency without the prior agreement of the Minister responsible for that government agency, if the disclosure may; (a) compromise an investigation that is being conducted by the government agency; or (b) have a substantial adverse effect on the proper and efficient conduct of the operations of the government agency. (3) The Minister must not table in the Parliament any part of a final report that relates to a surface transport aspect of a transport security matter without the agreement of the Transport Minister of the State or Territory in which that aspect of the matter occurred. (4) The Minister must not table in the Parliament any part of a final report that contains OBR information or CVR information, unless the information is already publicly available. (5) The Minister must not, without the prior agreement of the Chief Commissioner of the ATSB, table in the Parliament any part of a final report that contains restricted information given to the Inspector by the ATSB, if the disclosure may: (a) compromise an investigation that is being conducted by the ATSB; or (b) have a substantial adverse effect on the proper and efficient conduct of the operations of the ATSB.