Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990

This section applies to a person who has at any time—

exercised a power or discharged a function under this Act or the regulations; or

been employed for the purposes of, or in connection with, the administration of this Act.

A person to whom this section applies must not divulge or communicate to any person or publish any trailing liabilities information or document unless the divulgence, communication or publication is made—

in the case of any trailing liabilities information or document provided to the Minister by a body corporate, with the written consent of a person authorised to do so by that body corporate or the Minister; or

in the case of any trailing liabilities information or document provided to the Minister by a natural person, with the written consent of that person or the Minister; or

in connection with the administration of this Act; or

for the purpose of any legal proceedings under this Act; or

for any prescribed purpose.

The Minister may only consent under subsection (2)(a) or (b) if the Minister is of the opinion that the authorised person or natural person is unreasonably withholding consent.

In this section—

provided to the Minister under this Division; and

that is obtained by the person to whom this section applies in the course of the person's official duties.