Australian Human Rights Commission Part II Functions relating to human rights Division 3 Section 24 24 Disclosure of information or contents of documents (1) Where the Attorney-General furnishes to the Commission a certificate certifying that the giving to the Commission, or to a person acting for or on behalf of the Commission, of information concerning a specified matter (including the giving of information in answer to a question) or the production to the Commission, or to a person acting for or on behalf of the Commission, of a specified document would be contrary to the public interest: (a) by reason that it would prejudice the security, defence or international relations of Australia; or (b) by reason that it would involve the disclosure of communications between a Minister of the Commonwealth and a Minister of a State, being a disclosure that would prejudice relations between the Commonwealth Government and the Government of a State; or (c) by reason that it would involve the disclosure of deliberations or decisions of the Cabinet or of a Committee of the Cabinet; or (d) by reason that it would involve the disclosure of deliberations or advice of the Executive Council; or (e) by reason that it would prejudice the conduct of an investigation or inquiry into crime or criminal activity that is currently being pursued or would prejudice the fair trial of any person; or (f) by reason that it would disclose, or enable a person to ascertain, the existence or identity of a confidential source of information in relation to the enforcement of the criminal law; or (g) by reason that it would prejudice the effectiveness of the operational methods or investigative practices or techniques of agencies responsible for the enforcement of the criminal law; or Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 Compilation No. 48 Compilation date: 20/12/18 Authorised Version C2019C00030 registered 14/01/2019 33 Registered: 14/1/19