Inspector-General of Defence Act 2023

Inspector-General’s powers to obtain information and assistance - Protection of information, etc

34: Security of material received by Inspector-General

You could also call this:

"Keeping Information Safe with the Inspector-General"

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The Inspector-General gets lots of information and documents. You need to know the Inspector-General must keep these secure. This means following protective security requirements, even for defence records accessed under section 24.

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33: Disclosure may be required despite obligation of secrecy, or

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

35: Protection of material disclosed by Inspector-General to others, or

"Keeping Information Shared by the Inspector-General Safe"

Part 4Inspector-General’s powers to obtain information and assistance
Protection of information, etc

34Security of material received by Inspector-General

The Inspector-General must ensure that all information, documents, and other things received by the Inspector-General under this Act, including defence records accessed under section 24, are kept secure in accordance with protective security requirements.