Queensland Consolidated Acts

CRIME AND CORRUPTION ACT 2001 - SECT 66

66 Maintaining confidentiality of information

(1) Despite any other provision of this Act about reporting, if the commission considers that confidentiality should be strictly maintained in relation to information in its possession (
"confidential information" )—

(a) the commission need not make a report on the matter to which the information is relevant; or

(b) if the commission makes a report on the matter, it need not disclose the confidential information or refer to it in the report.

(2) If the commission decides not to make a report to which confidential information is relevant or, in a report, decides not to disclose or refer to confidential information, the commission—

(a) may disclose the confidential information in a separate document to be given to—

(i) the Speaker; and

(ii) the Minister; and

(b) must disclose the confidential information in a separate document to be given to the parliamentary committee.

(3) A member of the parliamentary committee or a person appointed, engaged or assigned to help the committee must not disclose confidential information disclosed to the parliamentary committee or person under subsection (2) (b) until the commission advises the committee there is no longer a need to strictly maintain confidentiality in relation to the information.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—85 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment.

(4) Despite subsection (2) (b) , the commission may refuse to disclose information to the parliamentary committee if—

(a) a majority of the commissioners considers confidentiality should continue to be strictly maintained in relation to the information; and

(b) the commission gives the committee reasons for the decision in as much detail as possible.