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Provision Reference: s 2 (pt 41/45)
Character Range: 754975–757935

be prosecuted on indictment, the person may be committed, to a court having jurisdiction to try offences on indictment, to be sentenced or otherwise dealt with without being tried in that last‑mentioned court.

589‑10  Laws to be applied
  Subject to this Division, the laws of a State, the Australian Capital Territory or the Northern Territory respecting:
 (a) the arrest and custody in the State or Territory of offenders or persons charged with offences; and
 (b) the procedure in the State or Territory for:
 (i) the summary conviction; and
 (ii) the examination and commitment for trial on indictment; and
 (iii) the trial and conviction on indictment; and
 (iv) the hearing and determination of appeals arising out of any such trial or conviction or out of any related proceedings;
  of offenders or persons charged with offences, including the procedure for holding accused persons to bail; and
 (c) the rules of evidence applied in criminal procedure in the State or Territory in relation to such persons;
apply in the State or Territory, so far as they are applicable, to persons who are charged with offences against the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporations legislation.

Chapter 15—Administration

Part 15‑1—Introduction

Division 599—Introduction

599‑1  What this Chapter is about

      This Chapter deals with a number of aspects relating to the administration of this Act, namely:
         • protection of information (see Part 15‑2);
         • protection of the Registrar and certain other persons from liability in performing duties etc. (see Part 15‑3);
         • review of decisions (see Part 15‑4);
         • fees (see Part 15‑5);
         • the power to make regulations etc. (see Part 15‑6);
         • approved forms (see Part 15‑7).

Part 15‑2—Protection of information

Division 604—Protection of information

604‑1  What this Part is about

      This Part deals with the protection of information received by the Registrar and other persons under this Act from unauthorised use or disclosure.
      Section 604‑25 authorises particular uses or disclosures of protected information. These include a use or disclosure that is made for the purposes of this Act (for example, including particular information lodged with the Registrar in a publicly accessible register maintained by the Registrar under section 418‑1).

604‑5  Protected information

Information provided in confidence
 (1) Information is protected information if the information is given to the Registrar or another person, in confidence, in connection with:
 (a) the performance of a function of the Registrar; or
 (b) the exercise of a power of the Registrar.

Other protected information
 (2) Information is also protected information if:
 (a) the information:
 (i) is disclosed to, or obtained by, a person; or
 (ii) is included in a document given or produced to a person;
  for the purposes of this Act; and
 (b) the information relates to the