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Section 378 — Protected information and documents

Migration Act 1958 s 378 Australia Compilation: 18 May 2026 Verified: 2026-05-23

Text of provision

(1) An entrusted person must not be required to produce or disclose a protected document, or protected information, to a parliament if:

(a) the document or information relates to a reviewable protection decision; and

(b) the production or disclosure is not necessary for the purposes of carrying into effect the provisions of the ART Act or another enactment conferring powers on the ART.

(2) Subsection (1) applies despite subsection 274(1) of the ART Act.

(3) In this section: entrusted person has the same meaning as in the ART Act. parliament means:

(a) a House of the Parliament of the Commonwealth, of a State or of a Territory; or

(b) a committee of a House or the Houses of the Parliament of the Commonwealth, of a State or of a Territory. protected document has the same meaning as in the ART Act. protected information has the same meaning as in the ART Act. Migration Act 1958 169 Part 5 Reviewable migration decisions and reviewable protection decisions Division 7 Giving and receiving documents

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