Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2009A00099:clause:4_8
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2009A00099
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 4 cl 8
Character Range: 41243–42652

8  Subsection 34(5)
Repeal the subsection, substitute:
 (5) A person who is, or has at any time been, the Inspector‑General or a member of the staff of the Inspector‑General or who is acting, or has at any time acted, as the Inspector‑General or as a member of the staff of the Inspector‑General must not be required to:
 (a) produce in a court any document of which the person has custody, or to which the person has access, because the person is performing functions or duties or exercising powers under this Act, section 60A of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 or section 50A of the Archives Act 1983; or
 (b) divulge or communicate to a court any information obtained by the person because the person is performing those functions or duties or exercising those powers;
except where it is necessary to do so:
 (c) if the information is obtained by the person because the person is performing functions or duties or exercising powers under this Act—for the purposes of this Act; and
 (d) if the information is obtained by the person because the person is performing functions or duties or exercising powers under section 60A of the Freedom of Information Act 1982—for the purposes of that section; and
 (e) if the information is obtained by the person because the person is performing functions or duties or exercising powers under section 50A of the Archives Act 1983—for the purposes of that section.