30INon-disclosure by Director of information for safety reasons

1. Nothing in section 30H requires the Director to disclose any information the disclosure of which would be likely to endanger the safety of any person.

2. If the Director determines not to disclose any information in reliance on subsection (1), the Director must inform the person of the fact of non-disclosure and,—

3. in the case of non-disclosure to an individual of information about the individual,—
   1. inform the individual that he or she may, under the Privacy Act 2020, complain to the Privacy Commissioner about that non-disclosure; and
   2. the provisions of that Act apply to that non-disclosure as if, following a request under that Act for the information withheld, the information has been withheld in reliance on section 49(1)(a)(i) of that Act; and
4. in any other case,—
   1. inform the person that the person may seek a review by an Ombudsman of that non-disclosure under the Official Information Act 1982; and
   2. the provisions of that Act apply to that non-disclosure as if, following a request under that Act for the information withheld, the information had been withheld in reliance on section 6(d) of that Act.