Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2012C00707:clause:1_293
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2012C00707
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 293
Character Range: 106685–108189

293  At the end of section 70
Add:
 (4) If the Norfolk Island Justice Minister gives to the Commissioner a certificate certifying that:
 (a) the giving to the Commissioner of information concerning a specified matter (including the giving of information in answer to a question); or
 (b) the production to the Commissioner of a specified document or other record;
would be contrary to the public interest because it would:
 (c) involve the disclosure of communications between a Norfolk Island Minister and a Minister of the Commonwealth or of a State, being a disclosure that would prejudice relations between the Government of Norfolk Island and the Government of the Commonwealth or of a State; or
 (d) involve the disclosure of deliberations or decisions of the Cabinet of Norfolk Island; or
 (e) prejudice the conduct of an investigation or inquiry into crime or criminal activity that is currently being pursued, or prejudice the fair trial of any person; or
 (f) disclose, or enable a person to ascertain, the existence or identity of a confidential source of information in relation to the enforcement of the criminal law; or
 (g) prejudice the effectiveness of the operational methods or investigative practices or techniques of agencies responsible for the enforcement of the criminal law; or
 (h) endanger the life or physical safety of any person;
the Commissioner is not entitled to require a person to give any information concerning the matter or to produce the document or other record.