Victorian Numbered Acts

PARLIAMENTARY BUDGET OFFICER ACT 2017 (NO. 27 OF 2017) - SECT 55

    (1)     A person must not publish any of the following information relating to a costing unless the Parliamentary Budget Officer consents to that publication—

        (a)     information contained in a draft of the costing;

        (b)     information contained in correspondence with a PBO officer regarding the preparation of the costing;

        (c)     information provided to the Parliamentary Budget Officer in response to a request under section 37(4), 39(5) or 45(4).

Penalty:     50 penalty units.

    (2)     The Parliamentary Budget Officer must not consent to a publication referred to in subsection (1) unless the Officer is satisfied that the publication is necessary to assist in explaining a policy costing.