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Anti-Discrimination Act 1991
sec.191Anonymity
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### sec.191 Anonymity
If the tribunal is of the reasonable opinion that the preservation of anonymity of a person who has been involved in a proceeding under the Act is necessary to protect the work security, privacy or any human right of the person, the tribunal may make an order prohibiting the disclosure of the person’s identity.
A person must comply with an order.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
In this section, a reference to involvement in a proceeding under the Act includes—
making a complaint under the Act and continuing with the complaint, whether by investigation, conciliation, hearing or otherwise; and
being a respondent to such a complaint; and
involvement in a prosecution for an offence against the Act ; and
giving information or documents to a person who is performing a function under the Act ; and
appearing as a witness in a proceeding under the Act .
s 191 amd 2009 No. 24 s 1341
(sec.191-ssec.1) If the tribunal is of the reasonable opinion that the preservation of anonymity of a person who has been involved in a proceeding under the Act is necessary to protect the work security, privacy or any human right of the person, the tribunal may make an order prohibiting the disclosure of the person’s identity.
(sec.191-ssec.2) A person must comply with an order. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
(sec.191-ssec.3) In this section, a reference to involvement in a proceeding under the Act includes— making a complaint under the Act and continuing with the complaint, whether by investigation, conciliation, hearing or otherwise; and being a respondent to such a complaint; and involvement in a prosecution for an offence against the Act ; and giving information or documents to a person who is performing a function under the Act ; and appearing as a witness in a proceeding under the Act .
- (a) making a complaint under the Act and continuing with the complaint, whether by investigation, conciliation, hearing or otherwise; and
- (b) being a respondent to such a complaint; and
- (c) involvement in a prosecution for an offence against the Act ; and
- (d) giving information or documents to a person who is performing a function under the Act ; and
- (e) appearing as a witness in a proceeding under the Act .