Documents affecting law enforcement and public safety
4 Documents affecting law enforcement and public safety
A document is an exempt document if it contains matter the disclosure of which could reasonably be expected—
to endanger the life or physical safety of any person; or
to prejudice the fair trial of any person or the impartial adjudication of any case; or
to facilitate the escape from lawful custody of any person.
A document is an exempt document if it contains matter the disclosure of which—
could reasonably be expected—
to prejudice the investigation of any contravention or possible contravention of the law (including any revenue law) whether generally or in a particular case; or
to enable the existence or identity of any confidential source of information, in relation to the enforcement or administration of the law, to be ascertained; or
to prejudice the effectiveness of any lawful method or procedure for preventing, detecting, investigating or dealing with any contravention or possible contravention of the law (including any revenue law); or
to prejudice the maintenance or enforcement of any lawful method or procedure for protecting public safety; or
to endanger the security of any building, structure or vehicle; or
to prejudice any system or procedure for the protection of persons or property; and
would, on balance, be contrary to the public interest.
A document is an exempt document if it is a document that was created by the former Bureau of Criminal Intelligence or has been created or is held by the State Intelligence Section of South Australia Police or any authority substituted for that body.
A document is an exempt document if it has been created by South
Australia Police and contains information classified by the
Commissioner of Police, in accordance with the provisions of any other Act, as criminal intelligence.
In this clause, a reference to the law includes a reference to the law of the Commonwealth, the law of another State and the law of another country.
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