50Power of Commission to provide documents and information to a party

#### 50 Power of Commission to provide documents and information to a party 50 Power of Commission to provide documents and information to a party > > (1) If documents or information relevant to proceedings before the Commission are produced or provided to the Commission by a party to the proceedings or another person (whether or not in compliance with a requirement under this Act), the Commission may produce or provide the documents or information to— > > > > > (a) any other party to the proceedings, or > > > > > (b) any Australian legal practitioner representing any party, or > > > > > (c) a medical practitioner (including a medical assessor). > > > (2) The Commission may, when producing or providing information or documents to an Australian legal practitioner or medical practitioner, direct that the person must not cause or permit disclosure of the information, or the information in the documents, to another party. > > > (3) An Australian legal practitioner or medical practitioner must not contravene the Commission’s direction under this section. > > > > Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. > > > (4) The regulations or the Commission rules may make provision for or with respect to any of the following matters— > > > > > (a) exempting specified kinds of documents or information from the operation of this section, > > > > > (b) specifying cases and circumstances in which the Commission is required to exercise the Commission’s powers under this section, > > > > > (c) specifying cases and circumstances in which documents or information produced or provided to the Commission may not be produced or provided by the Commission to another party to the proceedings or to an Australian legal practitioner or medical practitioner.