7General

7 General

7 General

(1) The obligations, protections and remedies arising under this Act in relation to a matter are additional to the obligations, protections and remedies arising under another Act or law in relation to the matter.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1)—

(a) this Act does not affect a duty to disclose information imposed by another Act or law, and

(b) this Act does not protect a person who fails to comply with a duty to disclose information imposed by another Act or law from the consequences of the failure.

(3) Except as provided by section 58, this Act does not confer a power to deal with a public interest disclosure that is not otherwise available under another Act or law.

(4) Except as provided by sections 8–11, 59(6) and 64(4), this Act prevails to the extent of an inconsistency with another Act or law.