INDEPENDENT BROAD-BASED ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION ACT 2011 - SECT 98 Certain privileges abrogated in relation to police personnel and other public officers

INDEPENDENT BROAD-BASED ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION ACT 2011 - SECT 98

    (1)     If the IBAC exercises a power under section 84 or an authorised officer exercises a power under section 86 or 87—

        (a)     the Crown is not entitled to assert any privilege in response to the exercise of those powers; and

        (b)     any privilege referred to in paragraph (a) is abrogated; and

S. 98(1)(c) amended by Nos 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 85.16), 2/2019 s. 117(2).

        (c)     any obligation on a member of Victoria Police personnel to maintain secrecy or comply with a restriction upon the disclosure of information imposed by any enactment or any rule of law—

              (i)     is overridden; and

              (ii)     does not apply in respect of a direction of the IBAC under section 84 or the inspection, copying or seizure of any document or other thing by an authorised officer under section 86 or  87.

S. 98(2) inserted by No. 2/2019 s. 117(3).

    (2)     If an authorised officer exercises a power under a search warrant issued under section 91—

        (a)     the Crown is not entitled to assert any privilege in response to the exercise of that power; and

        (b)     any privilege referred to in paragraph (a) is abrogated; and

        (c)     any obligation on a public officer to maintain secrecy or comply with a restriction upon the disclosure of information imposed by any enactment or any rule of law—

              (i)     is overridden; and

              (ii)     does not apply in respect of the inspection, copying or seizure of any document or other thing by the authorised officer under the search warrant.

S. 98(4) inserted by No. 2/2019 s. 117(3).

    (4)     A person is not subject to any criminal, civil, administrative or disciplinary proceedings or actions only because the person has not maintained secrecy or complied with a restriction upon the disclosure of information imposed by any enactment or any rule of law in the circumstances referred to in subsection (1)(c) or (2)(c).

S. 98(5) inserted by No. 2/2019 s. 117(3).

    (5)     This section does not apply to information, documents or things that are subject to Cabinet confidentiality.

S. 99 inserted by No. 52/2012 s. 18.