Parliamentary (Disclosure of Interests) Act 1996
21Deletion of certain matter
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21 Deletion of certain matter
The Clerk, for the purpose of the tabling or publication of a copy of a register or part of a register, may delete –
(a) any notes or directions concerning the completion of a return; and
(b) if no disclosures are made under a particular main heading in a return, any matter under that heading apart from the word "NIL"; and
(c) any page number; and
(ca) [Section 21 Amended by No. 41 of 2017, s. 18, Applied:01 Dec 2017] any information that, in the opinion of the Clerk, would, if published online, unreasonably compromise the privacy or safety of any person; and
(d) any other matter that is not relevant to any disclosure in a return.