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Parliament of Queensland Act 2001
sec.100Dealing with commercially sensitive information in private session
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### sec.100 Dealing with commercially sensitive information in private session
This section applies if, while considering works, it appears to a portfolio committee that confidential information may be given to the committee in a public hearing and publication of the information at the hearing could—
have a serious effect on the commercial interests of a GOC, the Authority or a commercial entity; or
reveal trade secrets of a GOC, the Authority or a commercial entity.
The committee must deal with the information in private session.
This section does not limit any other power of a committee to deal with an issue in private session.
s 100 (prev s 101) amd 2009 No. 7 s 13 ; 2011 No. 15 s 37
renum 2011 No. 15 s 39
amd 2013 No. 19 s 120 sch 1
(sec.100-ssec.1) This section applies if, while considering works, it appears to a portfolio committee that confidential information may be given to the committee in a public hearing and publication of the information at the hearing could— have a serious effect on the commercial interests of a GOC, the Authority or a commercial entity; or reveal trade secrets of a GOC, the Authority or a commercial entity.
(sec.100-ssec.2) The committee must deal with the information in private session.
(sec.100-ssec.3) This section does not limit any other power of a committee to deal with an issue in private session.
- (a) have a serious effect on the commercial interests of a GOC, the Authority or a commercial entity; or
- (b) reveal trade secrets of a GOC, the Authority or a commercial entity.