Information obtained by Community Justice Centres in connection with mandatory mediation under the Community Justice Centres Act 1983 (NSW) is subject to an obligation of confidence arising from s 29(2) of that Act, mediator oaths of secrecy, and the conditions of pre-mediation meetings. The public interest considerations against disclosure of such information — including prejudice to the supply of confidential information (cl 1(d)), prejudice to agency functions (cl 1(f)), breach of confidence (cl 1(g)), and the secrecy policy underlying s 29(2) (cl 6) — will generally attract substantial weight and outweigh moderate considerations favouring disclosure.
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