Confidentiality
57 Confidentiality
This section applies to a person who is or has been:
the Chief Health Officer;
an authorised officer;
a person assisting an authorised officer under Part 5; or
another person involved in the administration this Act.
(2) The person must not directly or indirectly do any of the following:
(a) make a record of, or disclose to another person, information acquired by the person because of the person's involvement in the administration of this Act;
(b) give another person, or permit another person to have access to, a document given to the person for the administration of this Act.
Maximum penalty: 500 penalty units.
However, subsection (2) does not apply:
(a) to the extent it is necessary for the person to do the thing for this Act; or
if the person is authorised or required by law to do the thing.
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