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LIQUOR LICENSING ACT 1997 - SECT 52A

LIQUOR LICENSING ACT 1997 - SECT 52A

52A—Confidentiality of certain documents and material relevant to application

        (1)         Subject to this section, the Commissioner must make available for inspection an application required to be advertised under this Act and any documents and material produced to the licensing authority under this Act relevant to the application.

        (2)         The Commissioner may, in his or her absolute discretion, exclude from inspection information that the Commissioner considers to be—

            (a)         personal information of a confidential nature; or

            (b)         information that has a commercial or other value that would be, or could reasonably be expected to be, destroyed or diminished if the information were disclosed; or

            (c)         information the disclosure of which would, or could reasonably be expected to, prejudice the commercial position of a person or confer a commercial advantage on a person; or

            (d)         information the disclosure of which would be contrary to the public interest for any other reason.

        (3)         A person who inspects an application, a document or material under this section must not use information contained in the application, document or material for a purpose other than making written submissions in relation to the application, or intervening in proceedings, under this Act and must not disclose that information to another person except for that purpose.

Maximum penalty: $10 000.

        (4)         A person who gains access to information (whether properly or improperly and whether directly or indirectly) as a result of the inspection of an application, a document or material under this section by another person must not use the information for a purpose other than that for which the person inspecting the application, document or material may lawfully use it.

Maximum penalty: $10 000.