MARINE SAFETY ACT 1998 - SECT 109
Obligations of persons who receive draft reports or recommendations
MARINE SAFETY ACT 1998 - SECT 109
Obligations of persons who receive draft reports or recommendations
109 Obligations of persons who receive draft reports or recommendations
(1) A person must not copy, or disclose to a person or a court, the contents
of a draft report or draft recommendations provided to the person under this
Division except--
(a) as required or authorised by or under this or any other
Act, or
(b) where necessary to take steps to remedy safety issues identified
in the draft report, or
(c) where necessary to prepare submissions on the
draft report or draft recommendations.
: Maximum penalty--100 penalty units.
(2) A person who is provided with a draft report under this Division--
(a)
cannot be required to disclose it to a person or a court, and
(b) is not
entitled to take any disciplinary action against an employee of the person on
the basis of the report.