South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts (1) Subject to this
section, the Minister or the Director may, in such manner as the Minister or
the Director thinks fit, release any prescribed material.
(2) The Minister or
the Director must not release prescribed material that relates to a private
mine.
(3) Subsection (1)
does not authorise the release of any prescribed material if—
(a) the
release would be contrary to any other Act or law; or
(b) the
release would be in breach of an order of a court or tribunal constituted by
law; or
(c) the
release would involve the disclosure of a trade secret; or
(d) the
release would be contrary to any requirement or restriction prescribed by the
regulations.
(4) The Minister or
Director may release any prescribed material under this section—
(a) in
such manner as the Minister or Director thinks fit; and
(b)
subject to such conditions as the Minister or Director thinks fit.
(5) A person who
contravenes or fails to comply with a condition under subsection (4)(b)
is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: $120 000.
(6) Subsections (1),
(2) and (3) do not—
(a)
limit the ability of the Mining Registrar to publish or release, or to allow
access to, any instrument, document or other item or material registered on
the mining register; or
(b)
limit the operation of any other section that provides for publication or
release of any instrument, document or other item of material.
(7) No action lies
against the Minister or the Director in respect of the contents of any
prescribed material released under this section (including where the release
amounts to the publication of any material).