Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(1) This section applies in relation to any information to which a request made to a person under section 13 (1) relates if the information—
(a) relates to the personal affairs or business affairs of a person other than the person making the request; and
(b) is information—
(i) that was supplied in confidence; or
(ii) the publication of which would reveal a trade secret; or
(iii) that was provided in compliance with a duty imposed by an enactment; or
(iv) the giving of which in accordance with the request would be in contravention of an enactment that expressly imposes on the person to whom the request is made a duty not to divulge or communicate information of that kind—
(A) to anyone; or
(B) to anyone, other than a particular person; or
(C) except in particular circumstances.
(2) If a person has been requested under section 13 (1) to give a statement to a person—
(a) the person to whom the request is made is not required to include in the statement any information in relation to which this section applies; and
(b) if the statement would be false or misleading if it did not include the information—the person is not required to give the statement.
(3) If, under subsection (2), information is not included in a statement provided by a person or a statement is not provided by a person, the person must provide written notice to the person who requested the statement—
(a) if information is not included in a statement—stating that the information is not so included and giving the reason for not including the information; or
(b) if a statement is not provided—stating that the statement will not be provided and giving the reason for not providing the statement.
(4) This section does not affect the power of the Supreme Court to make an order for the discovery of documents or to require the giving of evidence or the production of documents to the court.