Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE ACT 2006 - SECT 766

Scope

  (1)   This section applies if:

  (a)   either:

  (i)   information was given by a person to the responsible Commonwealth Minister under section   759; or

  (ii)   a document containing information was produced by a person to the responsible Commonwealth Minister under section   759; and

  (b)   the person claims that the information is commercial - in - confidence information.

Protection of information

  (2)   The responsible Commonwealth Minister, or a delegate of the responsible Commonwealth Minister, must not disclose the information to another person except:

  (a)   for the purposes of this Act or the regulations; or

  (b)   if the disclosure is to a member of an expert advisory committee for a purpose relating to the function of the committee; or

  (c)   the disclosure is required by:

  (i)   this Act or any other law of the Commonwealth; or

  (ii)   a prescribed law of a State or Territory.