Human Rights Act 2019

If, any time while the commissioner is dealing with a human rights complaint, the commissioner considers that the preservation of anonymity of a person who is, or has been, involved in the complaint is necessary to protect the work security, privacy or any human right of the person, the commissioner may give a direction prohibiting the disclosure of information that identifies, or is likely to lead to the identification of, the person.

A person must comply with a direction unless the person has a reasonable excuse.Maximum penalty—

in the case of an individual—35 penalty units; or

in the case of a corporation—170 penalty units.

In this section, a reference to involvement in a complaint includes—

making a complaint under this Act and continuing with the complaint; and

being a respondent to a complaint; and

giving information to a person who is performing a function under this Act.