Section 35 — Immigration Act 2009: Protection of classified information

35 Protection of classified information (1) Classified information relied on for the purpose of making any decision or determining any proceedings under this Act must be kept confidential and must not be disclosed, except as provided in sections 241(1) , 259(1) , 267(4) , 269(4) , and 270(3) . (2) Subsection (1)— (a) does not limit or affect the application of the Ombudsmen Act 1975 , the Official Information Act 1982 , or the Privacy Act 1993 ; but (b) otherwise applies despite any other enactment or rule of law to the contrary. (3) Neither the Tribunal nor any court may require or compel the chief executive of the relevant agency, the Minister, or any other person to disclose any classified information in any proceedings under this Act (but without derogating from sections 241(1) and 259(1) ).