Public Interest Disclosures Act 2002
51Deliberations of Ministers and Parliamentary committees not to be disclosed
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51 Deliberations of Ministers and Parliamentary committees not to be disclosed
(1) A person is not required or authorised by this Part to furnish any information or answer any question that relates to –
(a) any deliberation or decision of the Cabinet; or
(b) the deliberations of any committee consisting of members of Parliament if the committee is formed for the purpose of advising Ministers in respect of their deliberations; or
(c) any deliberations –
(i) of a committee consisting of members of Parliament established by resolution of either the Legislative Council or the House of Assembly, or resolution of both the Legislative Council and the House of Assembly; or
(ii) of a Parliamentary Standing Committee established under any Act.
(2) [Section 51 Subsection (2) amended by No. 54 of 2009, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2010] A person is not required or authorised by this Part to provide or inspect a document that contains information that is exempt under section 26 of the Right to Information Act 2009 .