INSPECTOR OF TRANSPORT SECURITY ACT 2006 - SECT 60 Disclosure by the Minister to another person
INSPECTOR OF TRANSPORT SECURITY ACT 2006 - SECT 60
Disclosure by the Minister to another personDisclosure to Ministers whose area of responsibility affected
(1) Subject to sections 61, 62 and 63, the Minister must give to a Commonwealth Minister or a Minister of a State or Territory a copy of that part of the final report that contains a particular conclusion or recommendation, if the conclusion or recommendation affects an area of responsibility of that Minister.
Disclosure to State or Territory in which a surface transport aspect of a transport security matter occurs
(2) Subject to sections 61, 62 and 63, the Minister must disclose any part of a final report that relates to a surface transport aspect of a transport security matter to the Transport Minister of the State or Territory in which that aspect of the matter occurred.
(3) Subject to sections 61, 62 and 63, the Minister may give a copy of all or part of the final report to any person or government agency, if the Minister believes that it is, on balance, in the public interest to do so.
Minister may impose conditions on further disclosure
(4) The Minister may impose conditions on copying, making a record of, using or disclosing the final report, or the part of the final report, given to a person or government agency under subsection ( 3).
(5) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person is given a copy of the final report, or a part of the final report, under this section; and
(b) the person acts in contravention of a condition imposed under subsection ( 4).
Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years.