sec.851BPublication of information by Minister, CEO or chief inspector

### sec.851B Publication of information by Minister, CEO or chief inspector The Minister, CEO or chief inspector may publish information about the following matters— the commission of offences against this Act and the persons who commit the offences; investigations conducted under this Act; action taken by inspectors or authorised officers to enforce this Act. Also, the Minister, CEO or chief inspector may publish the following information relating to relevant incidents— the total number of relevant incidents that happened in a particular period; a description of a relevant incident, including, for example, where and when a relevant incident happened; the details of the holder of an authority issued under this Act in relation to which a relevant incident happened; the injuries or deaths that occurred in a relevant incident; any other information about a relevant incident the Minister, CEO or chief inspector considers appropriate. The Minister, CEO or chief inspector must not publish information under this section unless satisfied that it is in the public interest to do so. No liability is incurred by the State or any other person for the publication of, or for anything done for the purpose of publishing, information under this section in good faith. Subsection (4) applies despite section 856 . In this section— liability includes liability in defamation. relevant incident means— a designated accident or incident under section 705D (4) ; or a prescribed incident under section 706 (1) . s 851B ins 2024 No. 34 s 261 (sec.851B-ssec.1) The Minister, CEO or chief inspector may publish information about the following matters— the commission of offences against this Act and the persons who commit the offences; investigations conducted under this Act; action taken by inspectors or authorised officers to enforce this Act. (sec.851B-ssec.2) Also, the Minister, CEO or chief inspector may publish the following information relating to relevant incidents— the total number of relevant incidents that happened in a particular period; a description of a relevant incident, including, for example, where and when a relevant incident happened; the details of the holder of an authority issued under this Act in relation to which a relevant incident happened; the injuries or deaths that occurred in a relevant incident; any other information about a relevant incident the Minister, CEO or chief inspector considers appropriate. (sec.851B-ssec.3) The Minister, CEO or chief inspector must not publish information under this section unless satisfied that it is in the public interest to do so. (sec.851B-ssec.4) No liability is incurred by the State or any other person for the publication of, or for anything done for the purpose of publishing, information under this section in good faith. (sec.851B-ssec.5) Subsection (4) applies despite section 856 . (sec.851B-ssec.6) In this section— liability includes liability in defamation. relevant incident means— a designated accident or incident under section 705D (4) ; or a prescribed incident under section 706 (1) . - (a) the commission of offences against this Act and the persons who commit the offences; - (b) investigations conducted under this Act; - (c) action taken by inspectors or authorised officers to enforce this Act. - (a) the total number of relevant incidents that happened in a particular period; - (b) a description of a relevant incident, including, for example, where and when a relevant incident happened; - (c) the details of the holder of an authority issued under this Act in relation to which a relevant incident happened; - (d) the injuries or deaths that occurred in a relevant incident; - (e) any other information about a relevant incident the Minister, CEO or chief inspector considers appropriate. - (a) a designated accident or incident under section 705D (4) ; or - (b) a prescribed incident under section 706 (1) .