Commonwealth Numbered Regulations Commonwealth Numbered Regulations(1) If the President of a Commission is satisfied that it is necessary to do so in the interests of:
(a) the defence, security or international relations of the Commonwealth; or
(b) fairness to a person who the President considers may be affected by the Commission's inquiry; or
(c) the effective conduct of the Commission's inquiry;
the President may give a written direction that prohibits the disclosure of any or all of the following:
(d) specified information contained in oral evidence given to a COI assistant or at a hearing of the Commission;
(e) specified documents received by a COI member or COI assistant of the Commission and accepted as evidence during the course of the Commission's inquiry;
(f) specified documents prepared by a COI official of the Commission that relate to the Commission's inquiry.
(2) A direction under subsection (1) given by the President of a Commission does not prohibit:
(a) the disclosure of information or documents specified in the direction to:
(i) a COI official of the Commission; or
(ii) a person authorised, in writing, by the President for the purposes of this paragraph; or
(b) the inclusion of information or documents specified in the direction in the COI report of the Commission.
(3) A direction under subsection (1) that prohibits the disclosure of a document also prohibits:
(a) the disclosure of part of that document or the disclosure of a copy of all or part of that document; and
(b) the disclosure of information contained in that document.