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Public Safety Preservation Act 1986
sec.8AKNotice that person released from prohibition on disclosing information matter
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### sec.8AK Notice that person released from prohibition on disclosing information matter
This section applies if, at any time during the period of an emergency situation, the emergency commander reasonably considers it will not prejudice the effective management or resolution of the emergency situation if—
a person of whom an information requirement is made discloses an information matter; or
a person who is a disclosure recipient discloses an information matter.
The emergency commander or a police officer acting on the emergency commander’s instructions may give the person a written notice stating that the person is no longer prohibited from disclosing the information matter to other persons.
Section 8AI or 8AJ applies to the person if the person has not been given a notice under this section.
The written notice may be given to the person—
by email, but only if it is sent from a Queensland Police Service email account; or
in a written notice making an information requirement of the person; or
in another appropriate way.
s 8AK ins 2016 No. 42 s 28
(sec.8AK-ssec.1) This section applies if, at any time during the period of an emergency situation, the emergency commander reasonably considers it will not prejudice the effective management or resolution of the emergency situation if— a person of whom an information requirement is made discloses an information matter; or a person who is a disclosure recipient discloses an information matter.
(sec.8AK-ssec.2) The emergency commander or a police officer acting on the emergency commander’s instructions may give the person a written notice stating that the person is no longer prohibited from disclosing the information matter to other persons. Section 8AI or 8AJ applies to the person if the person has not been given a notice under this section.
(sec.8AK-ssec.3) The written notice may be given to the person— by email, but only if it is sent from a Queensland Police Service email account; or in a written notice making an information requirement of the person; or in another appropriate way.
- (a) a person of whom an information requirement is made discloses an information matter; or
- (b) a person who is a disclosure recipient discloses an information matter.
- (a) by email, but only if it is sent from a Queensland Police Service email account; or
- (b) in a written notice making an information requirement of the person; or
- (c) in another appropriate way.