Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE ACT 2013 - SECT 75

  (1)   A provision of a law of the Commonwealth that prohibits the disclosure, recording or use of information does not apply to the disclosure, recording or use of information if:

  (a)   the disclosure, recording or use is in connection with the conduct of a disclosure investigation; or

  (b)   the disclosure, recording or use is for the purposes of the performance of the functions, or the exercise of the powers, conferred on a person by Part   3 or section   61 or 65; or

  (c)   the disclosure, recording or use is in connection with giving a person access to information for the purposes of, or in connection with, the performance of the functions, or the exercise of the powers, conferred on the person by Part   3 or section   61 or 65;

and the disclosure, recording or use is not contrary to a designated publication restriction.

Note:   For designated publication restriction , see section   8.

  (2)   However, this section does not apply if:

  (a)   the provision is enacted after the commencement of this section; and

  (b)   the provision is expressed to have effect despite this section.