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259: Obligation and powers of Tribunal and courts in relation to classified information
or “How the Tribunal and courts handle secret information in immigration cases”
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“Agreed practices to safeguard sensitive information in legal cases”

You need to know about how classified information is protected in certain legal proceedings. The chair of the Tribunal and the Attorney-General must agree on general practices and procedures for protecting classified information in Tribunal proceedings. For all other proceedings, the Chief Justice and the Attorney-General must agree on these practices and procedures.

These practices and procedures are needed to carry out the steps described in other parts of the law. They can cover things like how to physically protect the classified information during and after the proceedings, how to give the classified information to the Tribunal or court, and how to keep the classified information safe until any appeals are finished or withdrawn.

The practices and procedures agreed upon must make sure that classified information is protected in all proceedings where it’s involved. This helps to keep important and sensitive information safe while still allowing it to be used in legal matters when necessary.

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Part 7 Appeals, reviews, and other proceedings
General provisions relating to proceedings involving classified information

260Ancillary general practices and procedures to protect classified information

  1. Any general practices and procedures that may be necessary to implement the procedures specified in sections 240 to 244, 252 to 270, 325, and 326 or to ensure that classified information is protected in all proceedings involving classified information must be agreed between—

  2. the chair of the Tribunal and the Attorney-General, in relation to proceedings involving classified information heard by the Tribunal; and
    1. the Chief Justice and the Attorney-General, in relation to all other proceedings.

      1. Without limiting subsection (1), general practices and procedures may be agreed on the following matters:

      2. measures relating to the physical protection of the classified information during and after all proceedings involving classified information:
        1. the manner in which the classified information may be provided to the Tribunal or the court:
          1. measures to preserve the integrity of the classified information until any appeals are withdrawn or finally determined.