##### 47  No requirement to provide information - \(1\) An entity is not \(subject to subsection \(2\)\) to be required to disclose protected information, or produce a document containing protected information, to: - \(a\) a court; or - \(b\) a tribunal, authority or person that has the power to require the answering of questions or the production of documents\. - \(2\) Subsection \(1\) does not prevent an entity from being required to disclose protected information, or to produce a document containing protected information, if it is necessary to do so for the purposes of giving effect to: - \(a\) this Act; or - \(b\) the Inspector‑General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986, or any other Act that confers functions, powers or duties on the Inspector‑General of Intelligence and Security; or - \(c\) a legislative instrument made under an Act mentioned in paragraph \(a\) or \(b\)\. ## Part 5—Enforcement ### Division 1—Simplified outline of this Part --- ## Source and attribution Saved copy: C2018A00029 / C2026C00213 / f578e546a17068939a3a5a928474713f844dfae8 Scope: navPoint\_237 Compiled 2026\-06\-04\. This does not establish legal commencement\. Official source: https://www\.legislation\.gov\.au/C2018A00029/2026\-06\-04/2026\-06\-04/text/1/epub/OEBPS/document\_1/document\_1\.html Licence: https://creativecommons\.org/licenses/by/4\.0/ Based on content from the Federal Register of Legislation at 1 October 2026\. For the latest information on Australian Government legislation please go to https://www\.legislation\.gov\.au\. Converted XHTML into Tiptap JSON; recovered lists from paragraph classes; kept literal labels and text\. Print layout is changed\. The Commonwealth Coat of Arms is not covered by the CC BY licence\.