Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) A person who is, or was, a Victorian Inspectorate Officer cannot be required or be compelled in a court to—
S. 37(1)(a) amended by No. 2/2019 s. 72(Sch. 1 Pt B item 4).
(a) produce any document or other thing that has come into his or her possession or control in the performance of the duties and functions or the exercise of powers of the person or the Victorian Inspectorate under this Act or the Public Interest Disclosures Act 2012 ; or
(b) produce any document or other thing that has come into his or her possession or control in, or disclose any matter or thing of which the person has knowledge as a result of, the performance of the duties and functions or the exercise of the powers of the person or the Victorian Inspectorate under the Major Crime (Investigative Powers) Act 2004 ; or
S. 37(1)(c) amended by No. 2/2019 s. 72(Sch. 1 Pt B item 4).
(c) disclose any matter or thing of which the person has knowledge as a result of the performance of the duties and functions or the exercise of powers of the person or the Victorian Inspectorate under this Act or the Public Interest Disclosures Act 2012 —
except—
(d) for the purposes of proceedings for an offence or a disciplinary process or action brought as a result of an investigation conducted by the Victorian Inspectorate; or
S. 37(1)(e) amended by No. 2/2019 s. 72(Sch. 1 Pt B item 4).
(e) for the purposes of proceedings for an offence against this Act or the Public Interest Disclosures Act 2012 ; or
(f) in circumstances where the Victorian Inspectorate, or the Victorian Inspectorate Officer in his or her official capacity, is a party to the relevant proceeding.
(2) In this section—
"court" includes any tribunal, authority or person having power to require the production of documents or the answering of questions;
"produce" includes permit access to.
Pt 2 Div. 3 (Heading and ss 38, 39) inserted by No. 19/2012 s. 10.
Division 3—Confidentiality notices
S. 38 inserted by No. 19/2012 s. 10, amended by Nos 82/2012 s. 35(1), 85/2012 s. 112.