375Circumstances in which confidential material may be released

375 Circumstances in which confidential material may be released

375 Circumstances in which confidential material may be released

(1) If:

(a) a licence holder gives confidential information to the Minister, and

(b) the holder:

(i) makes the information publicly available, or

(ii) consents in writing to the information being made publicly available,

the Minister, or another State Minister or a Commonwealth Minister who is given access to the information, may make the information available to any person.

(2) If:

(a) a licence holder gives a confidential sample to the Minister, and

(b) the holder:

(i) publishes details of the sample, or

(ii) consents in writing to the details being made publicly available, or

(iii) consents in writing to the sample being made available for public inspection,

the Minister, or another State Minister or a Commonwealth Minister who is given access to the sample, may:

(c) make details of the sample available to any person, or

(d) allow any person to inspect the sample.

Note—

For “confidential information” and “confidential sample” see sections 27 and 28.

(3) Confidential information may be made available to a person if the information is made available for the purposes of the administration of this Act.

(4) A person may be given access to a confidential sample if the access is given for the purposes of the administration of this Act.