110Accessibility to public of evidence

110 Accessibility to public of evidence

[Section 110 Inserted by No. 17 of 2021, s. 18, Applied:05 Nov 2021]

(1)  Subject to this Act and any relevant Act, the Tribunal may, on application by any member of the public, allow the applicant to inspect or obtain a copy of –

(a) any process relating to proceedings and forming part of the Tribunal’s records; or

(b) a transcript of evidence taken by the Tribunal in any proceedings; or

(c) any documentary or other material received as evidence by the Tribunal in any proceedings; or

(d) any decision or order given or made by the Tribunal; or

(e) any other material of a prescribed kind.

(2)  Despite subsection (1) , a member of the public may inspect or obtain a copy of the following material only with the permission of the Tribunal:

(a) material that was produced or provided to the Tribunal in a hearing (or part of a hearing) held in private;

(b) material the disclosure of which would be contrary to a direction or order of the Tribunal given under another provision of this or any other Act;

(c) material of a prescribed class.

(3)  The Tribunal may permit inspection or copying of material referred to in subsection (1) or (2) subject to any condition that it considers appropriate, including a condition limiting the publication or use of the material.

(4)  A decision by the Tribunal on an application under this section is administrative and is final and not subject to any form of review.

(5)  The Tribunal may charge a fee, fixed by the regulations, for inspection or copying of material under this section.