97AConfidentiality of financial statements

#### 97A Confidentiality of financial statements 97A Confidentiality of financial statements > > (1) A person cannot be required to produce any protected document or to divulge any protected information, except with the written consent of a relevant authority. > > > (2) Subsection (1) applies whether the requirement— > > > > > (a) relates to production or divulging to a court or relates to production or divulging to another body, party or person, and > > > > > (b) is imposed by a subpoena, direction or order or is imposed in some other manner. > > > (3) In this section— > > > > court includes any tribunal, authority or person having power to require the production of documents or the answering of questions. > > > > produce includes permit access to. > > > > protected document means— > > > > > (a) a document or thing comprising a financial statement that has been furnished under section 97, or > > > > > (b) a document or thing comprising an explanation (furnished under section 97 (5)) of a matter arising out of a financial statement, or > > > > > (c) a document or thing requiring such an explanation to be furnished, or > > > > > (d) a document or thing comprising information that has otherwise come to attention under section 97 in relation to the financial affairs of a member of the NSW Police Force, or > > > > > (e) a copy of any such document or thing. > > > > protected information means information or other matters contained in a protected document, or any other information that has come to attention under section 97 in relation to the financial affairs of a member of the NSW Police Force. > > > > relevant authority means— > > > > > (a) the Minister or the LECC, in relation to a financial statement furnished by the Commissioner of Police or to matters in or arising from such a statement, or > > > > > (b) the Commissioner of Police or the LECC, in any other case. > > **s 97A:** Ins 1999 No 73, Sch 1 \[3\]. Am 2016 No 61, Sch 5.1 \[20\].