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MIGRATION ACT 1958 - SECT 440 Tribunal may restrict publication or disclosure of certain matters

MIGRATION ACT 1958 - SECT 440

Tribunal may restrict publication or disclosure of certain matters

  (1)   If the Tribunal is satisfied, in relation to a review, that it is in the public interest that:

  (a)   any evidence given before the Tribunal; or

  (b)   any information given to the Tribunal; or

  (c)   the contents of any document produced to the Tribunal;

should not be published or otherwise disclosed, or should not be published or otherwise disclosed except in a particular manner and to particular persons, the Tribunal may give a written direction accordingly.

  (2)   If the Tribunal has given a direction under subsection   (1) in relation to the publication of any evidence or information or of the contents of a document, the direction does not:

  (a)   excuse the Tribunal from its obligations under section   430; or

  (b)   prevent a person from communicating to another person a matter contained in the evidence, information or document, if the first - mentioned person has knowledge of the matter otherwise than because of the evidence or the information having been given or the document having been produced to the Tribunal.

  (3)   A person must not contravene a direction given by the Tribunal under subsection   (1) that is applicable to the person.

Penalty:   Imprisonment for 2 years.

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