Part II Australian Human Rights Commission Division 2 Duties, functions and powers of Commission Section 15 (k) the unreasonable disclosure of confidential commercial information. (6) In having regard to the matters mentioned in paragraphs (5)(a) to (k), inclusive, the Commission shall try to achieve an appropriate balance between the need to have regard to those matters and the desirability of ensuring that interested persons are sufficiently informed of the results of the Commission’s examination or inquiry. (7) A person shall not contravene a direction given by the Commission under subsection (2) or (3) that is applicable to the person. Penalty: 10 penalty units. (7A) Subsection (7) is an offence of strict liability. Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code. (8) In subsection (1), function does not include a function conferred on the Commission by the Sex Discrimination Act 1984, the Disability Discrimination Act 1992, or the Age Discrimination Act 2004. 15 Commission may engage in consultations For the purposes of the performance of its functions, the Commission may work with and consult appropriate persons, governmental organisations and non-governmental organisations. 16 Inter-governmental arrangements (1) The Minister may make an arrangement with a Minister of a State for or in relation to: (a) the performance on a joint basis of any functions of the Commission; (b) the performance by that State or by an instrumentality of that State on behalf of the Commonwealth of any functions of the Commission; or 22 Compilation No. 48 Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 Compilation date: 20/12/18 Authorised Version C2019C00030 registered 14/01/2019 Registered: 14/1/19

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