NATIVE TITLE ACT 1993 - SECT 181 Confidential information not to be disclosed

NATIVE TITLE ACT 1993 - SECT 181

Persons to whom section applies

  (1)   This section applies to a person who is a member, an officer of the Tribunal, a member of the staff assisting the Tribunal or a consultant engaged under subsection   131A(1).

Persons not competent etc. to give evidence

  (2)   A person to whom this section applies is not competent, and must not be required, to give evidence to a court relating to a matter if:

  (a)   the giving of the evidence would be contrary to a direction of the Tribunal in force under section   155; or

  (b)   an application has been made to the Tribunal for a direction under section   155 concerning the matter to which the evidence would relate and the Tribunal has not determined that application.

Persons not required to produce documents

  (3)   A person to whom this section applies must not be required to produce in a court a document given to the Tribunal in connection with a proceeding if:

  (a)   the production of the document would be contrary to a direction of the Tribunal in force under section   155; or

  (b)   an application has been made to the Tribunal for a direction under section   155 in relation to the document and the Tribunal has not determined that application.

Persons not required to give evidence

  (4)   A person to whom this section applies must not be required to give evidence to a court in relation to any proceedings before the Tribunal or any mediation required under subsection   31(3).

Definitions

  (5)   In this section:

"court" includes any tribunal, authority or person having power to require the production of documents or the answering of questions.

"produce" includes permit access to.