Western Australian Current Acts

OFFSHORE MINERALS ACT 2003 - SECT 375

375 .         Circumstances in which confidential material may be released

        (1)         If —

            (a)         a licence holder gives confidential information to the Minister; and

            (b)         the holder —

                  (i)         makes the information publicly available; or

                  (ii)         consents in writing to the information being made publicly available,

                the Minister, or another State Minister or a Commonwealth Minister who is given access to the information, may make the information available to any person.

        (2)         If —

            (a)         a licence holder gives a confidential sample to the Minister; and

            (b)         the holder —

                  (i)         publishes details of the sample; or

                  (ii)         consents in writing to the details being made publicly available; or

                  (iii)         consents in writing to the sample being made available for public inspection,

                the Minister, or another State Minister or a Commonwealth Minister who is given access to the sample, may —

            (c)         make details of the sample available to any person; or

            (d)         allow any person to inspect the sample.

        Note:

                For “confidential information” and “confidential sample” see sections 27 and 28.

        (3)         Confidential information may be made available to a person if the information is made available for the purposes of the administration of this Act or the Registration Fees Act.

        (4)         A person may be given access to a confidential sample if the access is given for the purposes of the administration of this Act or the Registration Fees Act.