Biosecurity Act 2014

This section applies to a person who is, or was—

the chief executive; or

a chief executive officer; or

an inspector; or

an authorised person; or

a director of an invasive animal board; or

a barrier fence employee; or

another person involved in administering this Act or a repealed Act, including, for example, an officer or employee of the department or an employee of a local government.

The person must not disclose confidential information gained by the person in administering or performing a function under this Act or a repealed Act.Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.

However, the person may disclose confidential information if—

the disclosure is for a purpose under this Act; or

the disclosure is for the purpose of minimising biosecurity risks in the State or another State and the disclosure is to any of the following—

the State;

a department;

an entity, established under an Act, that deals with matters relating to biosecurity;

a local government;

the Commonwealth or another State, or an entity of the Commonwealth or another State; or

the disclosure is with the consent of the person to whom the information relates; or

the disclosure is otherwise required or permitted by law.

In this section—confidential information—

means any information that—

could identify an individual; or

is about a person’s current financial position or financial background; or

would be likely to damage the commercial activities of a person to whom the information relates; but

does not include—

information that is publicly available; or

statistical or other information that could not reasonably be expected to result in the identification of the individual to whom it relates.