South Australian Current Acts

NATURAL GAS AUTHORITY ACT 1967 - SECT 36

36—Protection for disclosure and use of information etc

        (1)         In this section—

"authorised action" means—

            (a)         the disclosure or use of information in the possession or control of—

                  (i)         the Authority; or

                  (ii)         a current or former member of the Authority or staff of the Authority; or

                  (iii)         persons involved in the authorised project,

as reasonably required for, or in connection with, the carrying out of the authorised project; or

            (b)         anything done or allowed under Parts 4, 5 and 7 of this Act.

        (2)         No authorised action—

            (a)         constitutes a breach of, or default under, an Act or other law; or

            (b)         constitutes a breach of, or default under a contract, agreement, understanding or undertaking; or

            (c)         constitutes a breach of a duty of confidence (whether arising by contract, in equity, by custom, or in any other way); or

            (d)         constitutes a civil or criminal wrong; or

            (e)         terminates an agreement or obligation, or fulfils any condition that allows a person to terminate an agreement or obligation, or gives rise to any other right or remedy; or

            (f)         releases a surety or other obligee wholly or in part from an obligation.