Part   6 of the Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003 provides for the protection of OBR information and restricted information.

Part   IIIB of the Civil Aviation Act 1988 provides for the protection of CVR information.

This Part ensures that the Inspector can, for the purposes of this Act, copy, make a record of, use and disclose that information, despite the provisions of those Acts or any other law.

It remains an offence under section   53 of the Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003 to copy or disclose OBR information except in circumstances in which a defence is available under that Act or this Act.

It remains an offence under section   32AP of the Civil Aviation Act 1988 to copy or disclose CVR information except in circumstances in which a defence is available under that Act or this Act.

There is no offence under the Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003 dealing with the copying, recording, use or disclosure by the Inspector of restricted information given to the Inspector by the ATSB under subsection   37(2) of this Act. This Part   includes an offence to protect the confidentiality of that information.