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Secrecy Laws and Open Government in Australia (ALRC Report 112)
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3. Overview of Current Secrecy Laws
3. Overview of Current Secrecy Laws
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In this section:
Introduction
Duties of confidentiality and loyalty and fidelity
Specific statutory secrecy provisions
General criminal offences
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Secrecy Laws and Open Government in Australia (ALRC Report 112)
Table of Contents:
Executive Summary
List of Recommendations
1. Introduction to the Inquiry
3. Overview of Current Secrecy Laws
Introduction
Duties of confidentiality and loyalty and fidelity
Specific statutory secrecy provisions
General criminal offences
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
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
