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Factsheet: Confidentiality


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Published February 2022

Cover of the Confidentiality factsheet

Most information related to or connected with matters involving the Commission are confidential. This is because the Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 2012 (ICAC Act) imposes strict limitations on what information can be disclosed or published.

The factsheet below summarises some of these limitations. For further information about confidentiality requirements you should consult section 54 of the ICAC Act.

A4, 2 pages, PDF 177 KB

Confidentiality factsheet


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25 Mar 2023 3:00 am

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