Inspector-General of Defence Act 2023

Inspector-General’s powers to obtain information and assistance - Disclosure of confidential material

33: Disclosure may be required despite obligation of secrecy

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"You must tell the Inspector-General information, even if it's a secret."

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You have to give information to the Inspector-General even if you have to keep it secret. The Inspector-General's request is more important than any other rule about keeping things secret. You must follow the Inspector-General's request and it will not be seen as breaking any secrecy rules, but this is subject to section 40.

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32: Special procedure for visiting operational theatres, or

"Rules for Inspector-General visits to military areas"

34: Security of material received by Inspector-General, or

"Keeping Information Safe with the Inspector-General"

Part 4Inspector-General’s powers to obtain information and assistance
Disclosure of confidential material

33Disclosure may be required despite obligation of secrecy

A requirement under this Act to provide information, a document, or another thing to the Inspector-General overrides any obligation (under legislation or otherwise) of non-disclosure or secrecy and, accordingly,—
the person subject to the requirement must comply with it; and
compliance with the requirement is not to be treated as a breach of the obligation of non-disclosure or secrecy or of any legislation by which the obligation is imposed.

This section is subject to section 40.