Territory Records Act 2002

In this section:

court includes any tribunal or other entity having power to require the production of documents or the answering of questions.

person to whom this section applies means a person who is or has been—

the director; or

an appointed member of the council; or

anyone else who has exercised a function under this Act.

produce includes permit access to.

protected information means information about a person that is disclosed to, or obtained by, a person to whom this section applies because of the person’s position under this Act or the exercise of a function under this Act.

A person to whom this section applies commits an offence if the person—

makes a record of protected information; or

directly or indirectly, discloses or communicates to a person protected information about someone else.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.

Subsection (2) does not apply if the record is made, or the information is disclosed or communicated—

under this or any other Act; or

in relation to the exercise of a function, as a person to whom this section applies, under this or any other Act.

Subsection (2) does not prevent a person to whom this section applies from divulging or communicating protected information to a person about someone else with the consent of the other person.

A person to whom this section applies is not required—

to divulge or communicate protected information to a court; or

to produce a document containing protected information to a court;

unless it is necessary to do so for this Act or another Act.