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HUMAN EMBRYO (RESEARCH) ACT 2004 (NO. 22 OF 2004) - SECT 24

Confidential commercial information may only be disclosed in certain circumstances

    (1)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person discloses confidential commercial information that the person has only because of exercising functions under this Act or under the Commonwealth Act; and

        (b)     the person knows that the information is confidential commercial information; and

        (c)     the disclosure is not—

              (i)     to the Territory, a Territory agency, the Commonwealth, a Commonwealth authority, a State, or a State agency for this Act, a corresponding State law or the Commonwealth Act; or

              (ii)     by order of a court; or

              (iii)     with the consent of each person to whom the information has a commercial or other value.

Maximum penalty: imprisonment for 2 years.

    (2)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person discloses confidential commercial information that the person has only because of a disclosure permitted under subsection (1) or this subsection; and

        (b)     the person knows that the information is confidential commercial information; and

        (c)     the disclosure is not—

              (i)     to the Territory, a Territory agency, the Commonwealth, a Commonwealth authority, a State, or a State agency for this Act, a corresponding State law or the Commonwealth Act; or

              (ii)     by order of a court; or

              (iii)     with the consent of each person to whom the information has a commercial or other value.

Maximum penalty: imprisonment for 2 years.

    (3)     In this section:

"Commonwealth authority" means—

        (a)     a corporation established for a public purpose under a Commonwealth Act; or

        (b)     a company in which a controlling interest is held by any 1 of the following, or by 2 or more of the following together:

              (i)     the Commonwealth;

              (ii)     a corporation covered by paragraph (a);

              (iii)     an entity covered by subparagraph (i) or (ii).

"corresponding State law"—see the Commonwealth Act, section 7 (1).

"court "includes a tribunal, authority or person having power to require the production of documents or the answering of questions.

"State agency" means—

        (a)     a Minister of a State; or

        (b)     a department of government of a State; or

        (c)     an instrumentality of a State, including a corporation established for a public purpose under a law of a State; or

        (d)     a company in which a controlling interest is held by any 1 of the following, or by 2 or more of the following together:

              (i)     a State;

              (ii)     a Minister of a State;

              (iii)     an entity covered by subparagraph (i) or (ii).

"Territory agency" means—

        (a)     a Minister; or

        (b)     an administrative unit; or

        (c)     a Territory instrumentality; or

        (d)     a corporation established for a public purpose under a Territory Act; or

        (e)     a company in which a controlling interest is held by any one of the following, or by 2 or more of the following together:

              (i)     the Territory;

              (ii)     an entity covered by paragraph (a), (c) or (d);

              (iii)     an entity covered by subparagraph (i) or (ii).

Note     For the definition of confidential commercial information , see s 8.



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