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Crown Minerals Act 1991

Permits, access to land, and other matters - Offences and miscellaneous - Registers, records, and use of information

90A: Disclosure of information

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"Keeping secrets: when to share information given under the Crown Minerals Act"

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When people give information under certain parts of the Crown Minerals Act, you must keep that information secret. You can only share the information if it is already public, or if the person who gave the information says you can share it. You can also share the information if a court or another law says you have to, or if you are investigating a crime related to the Crown Minerals Act.

If you are the Minister, you can share the information with external advisers to help you do your job, but you must make sure they keep the information secret. This includes information about attracting permit applications under section 5(a). You must only share this information with external advisers, and you must make sure they keep it secret.

You can also share the information if it is allowed under other parts of the Crown Minerals Act, such as section 90(8A) or section 90E. You must follow the rules about keeping information secret to protect the people who give you the information.

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Part 1BPermits, access to land, and other matters
Offences and miscellaneous: Registers, records, and use of information

90ADisclosure of information

  1. The Minister, an appropriate Minister, the chief executive, or any enforcement officer must not disclose any information provided under or for the purposes of any of sections 23A, 24, 32, 33A to 33D, 35, 35A, 36 to 38, 41 to 41C, 41E to 41I,42, 42B, 42C, 46, 61, 61B, 61C, 89ZC, 89ZD, 89ZE, 89ZF, 89ZL, 89ZM, 89ZY, 89ZZ, 89ZZH, 90, 99E, and 99F unless—

  2. the disclosure is for the purposes of, or in connection with, the performance or exercise of any function, duty, or power conferred or imposed by or under this Act on the Minister, the chief executive, or any enforcement officer; or
    1. the information is publicly available; or
      1. the disclosure is with the consent of the person to whom the information relates, or to whom the information is confidential; or
        1. the disclosure is in connection with proceedings, or any investigation or inquiry for proceedings, for an offence against this Act or any other enactment; or
          1. disclosure is required by another enactment; or
            1. disclosure is authorised under section 90(8A); or
              1. disclosure is required by a court of competent jurisdiction; or
                1. the information is disclosed to a regulatory agency under section 90E.

                  1. Any information that is disclosed under subsection (1)(a) for the purposes of, or in connection with, the Minister's function of attracting permit applications under section 5(a) must be disclosed only to external advisers to the Minister.

                  2. All disclosures that are made under subsection (1)(a) to an external adviser to the Minister must be made on a confidential basis.

                  Notes
                  • Section 90A: replaced, on , by section 43 of the Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 14).
                  • Section 90A(1): amended, on , by section 59 of the Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 40).
                  • Section 90A(1): amended, on , by section 21(1) of the Crown Minerals (Decommissioning and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 53).
                  • Section 90A(1): amended, on , by section 21(2) of the Crown Minerals (Decommissioning and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 53).
                  • Section 90A(1)(ea): inserted, on , by section 21(3) of the Crown Minerals (Decommissioning and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 53).