Price Exploitation Prevention Act 1949

(1) Subject to subsection (2), a person must not divulge or communicate information that the person has acquired by reason of being employed or engaged or otherwise concerned in, or in connection with, the administration or enforcement of this Act, except:

(a) with the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained;

Maximum penalty: If the offender is a natural person –400 penalty units.

If the offender is a body corporate – 2 000 penalty units.

(2) Despite subsection (1), the Controller or a person authorised by the Controller may communicate information that the Controller considers should be communicated, for the purpose of the administration or enforcement of a law of the Commonwealth, the Territory, or a State or other Territory of the Commonwealth, to a Minister or official who has responsibility for the administration or enforcement of the law.

Minister or official means a Minister, or an official, of the Crown in right of the Commonwealth or of the Territory or of any State or other Territory of the Commonwealth.