Section sec.187K - Queensland Competition Authority Act 1997 - Confidential information

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### sec.187K Confidential information This section applies if a person believes that— stated information made available, or to be made available, in a mediation conference is confidential; and the disclosure of the information is likely to damage the person’s commercial activities. The person may— inform the mediator of the person’s belief; and ask the mediator not to disclose the information to another person. If the mediator is satisfied the person’s belief is justified and disclosure of the information would not be in the public interest, the mediator must take all reasonable steps to ensure the information is not, without the person’s consent, disclosed to another person. In this section— commercial activities means activities conducted on a commercial basis. person includes a government agency. s 187K ins 2000 No. 15 s 42 (sec.187K-ssec.1) This section applies if a person believes that— stated information made available, or to be made available, in a mediation conference is confidential; and the disclosure of the information is likely to damage the person’s commercial activities. (sec.187K-ssec.2) The person may— inform the mediator of the person’s belief; and ask the mediator not to disclose the information to another person. (sec.187K-ssec.3) If the mediator is satisfied the person’s belief is justified and disclosure of the information would not be in the public interest, the mediator must take all reasonable steps to ensure the information is not, without the person’s consent, disclosed to another person. (sec.187K-ssec.4) In this section— commercial activities means activities conducted on a commercial basis. person includes a government agency. - (a) stated information made available, or to be made available, in a mediation conference is confidential; and - (b) the disclosure of the information is likely to damage the person’s commercial activities. - (a) inform the mediator of the person’s belief; and - (b) ask the mediator not to disclose the information to another person.