Disclosure of information about unlawful or improper conduct
159 Disclosure of information about unlawful or improper conduct
(1) This section applies if a nominated examiner, the General Manager of a custodial correctional facility or the Commissioner (a relevant person):
(a) obtains information as a result of the inspection of a thing that purports to be a protected/legal item; and
(b) the relevant person reasonably believes that the information discloses conduct by another person that:
is unlawful; or
(ii) constitutes professional misconduct under an Act applicable to the other person.
The relevant person may disclose the information to:
a relevant law enforcement agency;
a relevant Minister;
(c) for professional misconduct – the person or body responsible for taking action in relation to misconduct of that kind;
(d) if the other person is a member of the staff of, or an agent or other representative of, a protected correspondent – the protected correspondent;
(e) if the relevant person is not the Commissioner – the Commissioner.
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