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Ombudsman Act 2001
sec.46Disclosure of certain matters not required
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### sec.46 Disclosure of certain 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 ombudsman must not require—
any information or answer to be given; or
the production of any document or thing;
if the Attorney-General certifies, in writing, that the giving of the information, or the answering of the question, or the production of the document or thing might prejudice the security of the State or the investigation or detection of offences.
(sec.46-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.46-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.46-ssec.3) The ombudsman must not require— any information or answer to be given; or the production of any document or thing; if the Attorney-General certifies, in writing, that the giving of the information, or the answering of the question, or the production of the document or thing might prejudice the security of the State or the investigation or detection of offences.
- (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) .
- (a) any information or answer to be given; or
- (b) the production of any document or thing;