SOCIAL SECURITY (ADMINISTRATION) ACT 1999 - SECT 207 Protection of certain documents etc. from production to court etc.

SOCIAL SECURITY (ADMINISTRATION) ACT 1999 - SECT 207

    An officer must not, except for the purposes of the social security law or the Royal Commissions Act 1902 , be required:

  (a)   to produce any document in his or her possession; or

  (b)   to disclose any matter or thing of which he or she had notice;

because of the performance or exercise of his or her duties, functions or powers under the social security law to:

  (c)   a court; or

  (d)   a tribunal; or

  (e)   an authority; or

  (f)   a person;

having power to require the production of documents or the answering of questions.