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Secrecy Laws and Open Government in Australia (ALRC Report 112)
8. The Role of Specific Secrecy Offences
8. The Role of Specific Secrecy Offences
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In this section:
Introduction
When are secrecy offences warranted?
Express requirement of harm
Protecting categories of information
ALRC’s views
‹ Other issues
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Secrecy Laws and Open Government in Australia (ALRC Report 112)
Table of Contents:
Executive Summary
List of Recommendations
3. Overview of Current Secrecy Laws
5. General Secrecy Offence: Harm to Public Interests
6. General Secrecy Offence: Elements
7. General Secrecy Offence: Exceptions and Penalties
8. The Role of Specific Secrecy Offences
Introduction
When are secrecy offences warranted?
Express requirement of harm
Protecting categories of information
ALRC’s views
9. Specific Secrecy Offences: Elements
10. Authorised Disclosure Provisions
11. Specific Secrecy Offences: Review and Guidance
12. Administrative Obligations in the Australian Public Service
13. Regulating Beyond the Australian Public Service
14. Frameworks for Effective Information Handling
15. A Culture of Effective Information Handling
16. Interactions with Other Laws
