Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) If another Act prohibits the disclosure of a matter contained in a public record or restricts access to a public record, the archivist and the staff of the archives must not disclose a matter in the public record or otherwise give access to the record, other than to the extent necessary to perform their official duties.
(2) However, subsection (1) does not apply to a public record, or a matter contained in a public record, if--
(a) the restricted access period for the record has ended under this Act or access to the record is allowed under section 18(2); and
(b) access to the record is not restricted under a regulation under section 18(4) or (5).
(3) For subsection (1)--
official duties, of the archivist and the staff of the archives, do not include allowing access to public records under section 18.