Western Australian Consolidated Acts

PARLIAMENTARY COMMISSIONER ACT 1971 - SECT 22B

22B .         Disclosure of certain information

                A person who is the Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner or a member of the Commissioner’s staff authorised for the purposes of this section by the Commissioner or the Deputy Commissioner may disclose information obtained by the Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner or a member of the Commissioner’s staff in the course of, or for the purpose of, an investigation under this Act if the information —

        [(a)         deleted]

            (aa)         is disclosed to a person who is —

                  (i)         the Inspector of Custodial Services; or

                  (ii)         a member of the staff of the Inspector authorised for the purposes of this subparagraph by the Inspector,

                and concerns a matter that is relevant to the functions of the Inspector;

                or

            (b)         is disclosed to a person who is —

                  (i)         the Director of Public Prosecutions;

                  (ii)         the Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions; or

                  (iii)         a member of the staff of the Director of Public Prosecutions authorised for the purposes of this subparagraph by the Director of Public Prosecutions or the Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions,

                and concerns a matter that is relevant to the functions of the Corruption and Crime Commission, the Parliamentary Inspector, or the Director of Public Prosecutions;

                or

            (c)         is disclosed to —

                  (i)         the Corruption and Crime Commission; or

                  (ii)         a person who is an officer of the Corruption and Crime Commission authorised for the purposes of this subparagraph by the Corruption and Crime Commission,

                and concerns a matter that is relevant to the functions of the Corruption and Crime Commission; or

            (d)         is disclosed to a person who is —

                  (i)         the Parliamentary Inspector of the Corruption and Crime Commission; or

                  (ii)         an officer of the Parliamentary Inspector of the Corruption and Crime Commission authorised for the purposes of this subparagraph by the Parliamentary Inspector,

                and concerns a matter that is relevant to the functions of the Parliamentary Inspector; or

            (e)         is disclosed to a person who is —

                  (i)         the Commissioner for Children and Young People; or

                  (ii)         a member of the staff of the Commissioner for Children and Young People authorised for the purposes of this subparagraph by the Commissioner,

                and concerns a matter that is relevant to the death of a child.

        [Section 22B inserted by No. 78 of 1996 s. 14; amended by No. 43 of 1999 s. 20; No. 74 of 2003 s. 91(14); No. 78 of 2003 s. 72; No. 10 of 2009 s. 8.]