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Public Sector Act 2022
sec.262Procedure for reporting sensitive information
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### sec.262 Procedure for reporting sensitive information
This section applies if the reviewing entity for a public sector review considers that information that would, apart from this section, be included in a report for the review is sensitive information.
The reviewing entity need not include the information in the report.
The reviewing entity may include the information in a separate document given to the referring entity.
In this section—
sensitive information means information—
that would be contrary to the public interest to disclose; or
The disclosure would have a serious adverse effect on an entity’s commercial interests.
The disclosure would reveal trade secrets.
The disclosure would cause damage to relations between the State government and another government.
for which, in any judicial proceeding, the State would have a basis for claiming that disclosure should not be permitted.
(sec.262-ssec.1) This section applies if the reviewing entity for a public sector review considers that information that would, apart from this section, be included in a report for the review is sensitive information.
(sec.262-ssec.2) The reviewing entity need not include the information in the report.
(sec.262-ssec.3) The reviewing entity may include the information in a separate document given to the referring entity.
(sec.262-ssec.4) In this section— sensitive information means information— that would be contrary to the public interest to disclose; or The disclosure would have a serious adverse effect on an entity’s commercial interests. The disclosure would reveal trade secrets. The disclosure would cause damage to relations between the State government and another government. for which, in any judicial proceeding, the State would have a basis for claiming that disclosure should not be permitted.
- (a) that would be contrary to the public interest to disclose; or Examples of when disclosing information may be contrary to the public interest— 1 The disclosure would have a serious adverse effect on an entity’s commercial interests. 2 The disclosure would reveal trade secrets. 3 The disclosure would cause damage to relations between the State government and another government.
- 1 The disclosure would have a serious adverse effect on an entity’s commercial interests.
- 2 The disclosure would reveal trade secrets.
- 3 The disclosure would cause damage to relations between the State government and another government.
- (b) for which, in any judicial proceeding, the State would have a basis for claiming that disclosure should not be permitted.
- 1 The disclosure would have a serious adverse effect on an entity’s commercial interests.
- 2 The disclosure would reveal trade secrets.
- 3 The disclosure would cause damage to relations between the State government and another government.