140Protection of confidentiality and privileges

140 Protection of confidentiality and privileges

(1) Nothing in this Act requires or authorises disclosure to Gellung Warl of information, including personal information and health information, that is—

(a) subject to—

(i) parliamentary privilege; or

(ii) public interest immunity; or

(iii) legal professional privilege; or

(b) prohibited from disclosure to Gellung Warl by an order of a court or tribunal; or

(c) not otherwise authorised or permitted to be disclosed to Gellung Warl by or under any other Act or law, or any Act or law of the Commonwealth or another State or a Territory; or

(d) the subject of Cabinet confidentiality.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1), nothing in this Act requires a natural person to give information or documents to Gellung Warl, or to attend or answer any question if the information, document, answer or attendance might tend to incriminate the person or make the person liable to a penalty in relation to—

(a) any proceeding for an offence with which the person has been charged that has not finally been disposed of; or

(b) any proceeding for the imposition or recovery of a penalty that has been commenced against the person but not finally disposed of.

Division 5—Application of Freedom of Information Act 1982