Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner (Consequential Amendments) Act 2006 (86 of 2006)

Schedule 1   Consequential amendments

Ombudsman Act 1976

47   After section 35B

Insert:

35C Disclosure of ACLEI information

(1) If the Attorney-General gives the Ombudsman a certificate certifying that the disclosure of certain ACLEI information by one or more listed disclosure methods specified in the certificate would be contrary to the public interest by reason that it would prejudice:

(a) the safety of a person; or

(b) the fair trial of a person who has been, or may be, charged with an offence; or

(c) the proper performance of the functions of the Integrity Commissioner; or

(d) the operations of a law enforcement agency;

the Ombudsman must not so disclose the ACLEI information.

(2) In this section:

ACLEI information means information or the contents of a document that is, or was, in the possession or under the control of the Integrity Commissioner.

listed disclosure method , in relation to information, a document or a record, means:

(a) including the information or the contents of the document or record in any report under Division 2 of Part 2; or

(b) giving the information, document or record to another person or authority under section 6 or 6A; or

(c) giving the information, document or record to an Ombudsman of a State; or

(d) giving the information, document or record to an authority with which the Ombudsman has made an arrangement under section 8B; or

(e) disclosing, or making a statement that discloses, the information or the contents of the document or record under subsection 35A(1); or

(f) disclosing information or the contents of a document or record by any other specified method.