156Release of information in public interest

156 Release of information in public interest

(1) For the purposes of paragraph 283(3)(a) of the Act, the Registrar may publish documentary information relating to an application mentioned in section 151 of this instrument, if: (a) the information is not general licence application information in relation to the application; and (b) the information is not commercially confidential information; and (c) the Minister considers that it is in the public interest to publish the information; and (d) the Minister has approved the information being published. (2) For the purposes of paragraph 283(3)(a) of the Act, the Registrar may make available to a person documentary information relating to an application mentioned in section 151 of this instrument, if: (a) the information is not general licence application information in relation to the application; and (b) the information is not commercially confidential information; and (c) the Minister considers that it is in the public interest to make the information available to the person; and (d) the Minister has approved the information being made available to the person. (3) For the purposes of paragraph 285(4)(a) of the Act, the Minister may publish documentary information, that is made available to the Minister under section 284 of the Act, relating to an application mentioned in section 151 of this instrument, if: (a) the information is not general licence application information in relation to the application; and (b) the information is not commercially confidential information; and (c) the Minister considers that it is in the public interest to publish the information. (4) For the purposes of paragraph 285(4)(a) of the Act, the Minister may make available to a person documentary information, that is made available to the Minister under section 284 of the Act, relating to an application mentioned in section 151 of this instrument, if: (a) the information is not general licence application information in relation to the application; and (b) the information is not commercially confidential information; and (c) the Minister considers that it is in the public interest to make the information available to the person.

Note: For the meaning of commercially confidential information, see section 157.