Additional authority for restriction of access to information in public registers (section 9.10)
9.10 Additional authority for restriction of access to information in public registers (section 9.10)
The Environment Agency Head may restrict access to information in a public register kept under Division 2 of Part 9 of the Act if the Environment Agency Head is satisfied that—
in the case of the public register of biodiversity conservation licences—the information would identify the location of particular animals or plants (or the location of activities relating to particular animals or plants), or
the information would disclose the name of the owner of the site to which a conservation agreement or wildlife refuge agreement applies, or
the information would disclose the name or contact details of the current holder of a biodiversity credit (or the holder’s agent) in any case in which the holder has not agreed to have that information disclosed, or
the information would disclose the name or contact details of a former holder of a biodiversity credit (or the former holder’s agent), or
the information would disclose the land title information of land subject to a conservation agreement or wildlife refuge agreement in a case in which the landholder has requested that the information should not be disclosed, or
the information in a private land conservation agreement that is identified in the agreement as information to which access on a public register is to be restricted, or
the information is subject to an authorisation restricting access given under (or taken to be given under) section 4.20 of the Act.
Note.
Section 9.10 also provides for the restriction of access to information in the public interest or if its disclosure would contravene privacy legislation.
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