Ombudsman Act 2001

An officer of the ombudsman, an officer of an agency, or another person who obtains information in a preliminary inquiry or an investigation or the performance of another function of the ombudsman under this Act must not—

disclose the information other than as a part of—

the performance of the function; or

formulating a report about the performance of the function; or

formulating a recommendation arising out of the performance of the function; or

proceedings for an offence under this Act alleged to have been committed in the performance of the function; or

if the information does not disclose the identity of a person, or information from which a person’s identity could be deduced—

providing information or other help to an agency for the improvement of its administrative practices and procedures; or

undertaking research relevant to a function of the ombudsman under this Act; or

use the information to benefit any person.

Subsection (1) does not apply to the disclosure of information under section 91A.

In this section—officer of the ombudsman includes the ombudsman.