sec.234Disclosure of Cabinet information

### sec.234 Disclosure of Cabinet information This Act does not enable the authority or a member to require a person to produce a document containing exempt matter or to answer a question or give a statement relating to exempt matter. For this section, a certificate purporting to be signed by the Attorney-General stating that a document contains, or a question relates to, exempt matter is evidence of the matter stated. Subsection (4) applies if, in good faith, a person produces a document, answers a question or gives a statement relating to exempt matter for the purpose of enabling the authority to perform a function mentioned in section 10 (g) (a relevant disclosure ). The relevant disclosure by the person does not, of itself, constitute— a contravention of the Criminal Code , section 85 ; or a disciplinary ground under the Public Sector Act 2022 , section 91 (1) (b) or (g) (i) ; or corrupt conduct under the Crime and Corruption Act 2001 , section 15 . s 234 amd 2012 No. 25 s 168 ; 2014 No. 21 s 94 (2) sch 2 ; 2021 No. 12 s 204 ; 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3 (sec.234-ssec.1) This Act does not enable the authority or a member to require a person to produce a document containing exempt matter or to answer a question or give a statement relating to exempt matter. (sec.234-ssec.2) For this section, a certificate purporting to be signed by the Attorney-General stating that a document contains, or a question relates to, exempt matter is evidence of the matter stated. (sec.234-ssec.3) Subsection (4) applies if, in good faith, a person produces a document, answers a question or gives a statement relating to exempt matter for the purpose of enabling the authority to perform a function mentioned in section 10 (g) (a relevant disclosure ). (sec.234-ssec.4) The relevant disclosure by the person does not, of itself, constitute— a contravention of the Criminal Code , section 85 ; or a disciplinary ground under the Public Sector Act 2022 , section 91 (1) (b) or (g) (i) ; or corrupt conduct under the Crime and Corruption Act 2001 , section 15 . - (a) a contravention of the Criminal Code , section 85 ; or - (b) a disciplinary ground under the Public Sector Act 2022 , section 91 (1) (b) or (g) (i) ; or - (c) corrupt conduct under the Crime and Corruption Act 2001 , section 15 .