Section 274 — Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024: Protected information and documents
Text of the provision Official document
General rule (1) An entrusted person must not be required to produce or disclose a protected document or protected information to a court, tribunal, authority or person (other than a parliament) that has the power to require the production of documents or the answering of questions. Exception (2) However, subsection (1) does not apply to the extent that the production or disclosure is necessary for the purposes of: (a) this Act; or (b) another Act or instrument made under an Act conferring power on the Tribunal. Meaning of protected document (3) A document is a protected document if the document: (a) concerns another person; and (b) was obtained by the entrusted person in the performance or exercise of the entrusted person’s functions or powers under this Act, another Act or an instrument made under an Act. Meaning of protected information (4) Information is protected information if the information: (a) concerns another person; and (b) was obtained by the entrusted person in the performance or exercise of the entrusted person’s functions or powers under this Act, another Act or an instrument made under an Act.
Official source: Federal Register of Legislation
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