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SFO Welcomes Court Decision Enforcing Its Secrecy Requirements

Published: Thu 6 Aug 2020 04:40 PM
The Serious Fraud Office has welcomed a court decision confirming the confidentiality of material that was inadvertently disclosed by the agency to the defendants in the National Party donations case.
The material was disclosed recently during the course of the agency’s compliance with its normal disclosure obligations.
The SFO acted with an abundance of care in seeking the court order as one of the parties had reportedly expressed an interest in publishing the material.
The agency believes that any publication of the material would have breached the SFO’s secrecy provisions and been contrary to requirements of confidentiality applying to the use of material obtained through court proceedings. However, the SFO sought a court order to ensure there was no doubt that the material remained confidential.
The SFO takes every step necessary to protect the security and confidentiality of material received in the course of an investigation.

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