Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024 (40 of 2024)

Part 6   Proceedings in Intelligence and Security jurisdictional area

Division 2   Starting a review

Subdivision C   Provision of security clearance standards

144   Disclosure of standards

General rule

 

(1) The Tribunal must do all things necessary to ensure that a copy of a standard (or a part of a standard) given to the Tribunal under section 143, or any information contained in the copy, is not disclosed to the applicant or any person other than:

(a) the Director-General of Security or the Director-General's representative; or

(b) a member in the course of the performance of the member's duties; or

(c) the Principal Registrar in the course of the performance of the Principal Registrar's duties; or

(d) a staff member in the course of the performance of the staff member's duties.

Exception

      

(2) However, subsection (1) does not apply in relation to disclosure to the applicant or a person representing the applicant to the extent that the information:

(a) has already been lawfully disclosed to the applicant; or

(b) is disclosed to the applicant with the consent of the Director-General of Security.