12ACommunication of information etc

12A Communication of information etc

12A Communication of information etc

(1) A commission may communicate any information or furnish any material (including evidence) that it obtains in the course of the inquiry conducted by it to a Commission of Inquiry, if the information or material relates or may relate to matters within the terms of reference of the Commission of Inquiry.

(2) A commission may communicate any information or furnish any material (including evidence) that it obtains in the course of the inquiry conducted by it to a law enforcement agency, if the information or material relates or may relate to a breach of a law of the State, of another State or Territory or of the Commonwealth.

(3) In this section:

Commission of Inquiry means a person or body holding a commission to inquire into and report on any matters and having:

(a) powers under this Act, or

(b) powers under another law of the State or under a law of another State or Territory or of the Commonwealth, being in either case a law that has the same or a similar purpose or effect as this Act (such as the Royal Commissions Act 1902 of the Commonwealth).

law enforcement agency means a person or body with responsibilities for the enforcement of laws of the State, of another State or Territory or of the Commonwealth, including but not limited to any of the following:

(a) the Attorney General of New South Wales, of another State or Territory or of the Commonwealth,

(b) the Director of Public Prosecutions of New South Wales, of another State or Territory or of the Commonwealth,

(c) the Commissioner of Police of New South Wales or the holder of a similar position in another State or Territory,

(d) the Commissioner of Police in the Australian Federal Police,

(e) the New South Wales Crime Commission,

(f) the Independent Commission Against Corruption,

(g) the Australian Crime Commission,

(h) the Trade Practices Commission,

(i) the Australian Securities Commission,