Queensland Numbered Acts

PUBLIC SECTOR ACT 2022 - SECT 262

262 Procedure for reporting sensitive information

(1) This section applies if the reviewing entity for a public sector review considers that information that would, apart from this section, be included in a report for the review is sensitive information.

(2) The reviewing entity need not include the information in the report.

(3) The reviewing entity may include the information in a separate document given to the referring entity.

(4) In this section—

"sensitive information" means information—

(a) that would be contrary to the public interest to disclose; or

Examples of when disclosing information may be contrary to the public interest—

1 The disclosure would have a serious adverse effect on an entity’s commercial interests.

2 The disclosure would reveal trade secrets.

3 The disclosure would cause damage to relations between the State government and another government.

(b) for which, in any judicial proceeding, the State would have a basis for claiming that disclosure should not be permitted.