Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Whistleblowers Protection Act 2001 - SECT 57

Deliberations of Ministers and Parliamentary committees not to be disclosed

57. Deliberations of Ministers and Parliamentary committees not to be
disclosed



(1) A person is not required or authorised by this Part to furnish any
information or answer any question that relates to-

   (a)  any deliberation or decision of the Cabinet; or

   (b)  the deliberations of any committee consisting of members of Parliament
        if the committee is formed for the purpose of advising Ministers in
        respect of their deliberations; or

   (c)  any deliberations in private of-

   (i)  a Joint Investigatory Committee or the House Committee, within the
        meaning of the Parliamentary Committees Act 2003; or

   (ia) a committee of the Legislative Council or Legislative Assembly on a
        private Bill.

   (ii) a committee consisting of members of Parliament established by
        resolution of either the Legislative Council or the Legislative
        Assembly, or the resolution of both the Legislative Council and the
        Legislative Assembly.

(2) A person is not required or authorised by this Part to provide or inspect
a document that is an exempt document under section 28 of the
Freedom of Information Act 1982.





(3) A certificate issued by the Secretary to the Department of Premier and
Cabinet certifying that any information or question relates to a deliberation
or decision of the Cabinet or a deliberation of a committee referred to
subsection (1) is conclusive of the fact so certified.

(4) In this section Cabinet includes a committee or sub-committee of Cabinet.