Secrecy
18 Secrecy
This section applies to every person who is or has been a member of the Authority, the Registrar, a Deputy Registrar, a member of the other staff assisting the Authority, a person whose services are used by the Authority under section 7(2) or a person engaged under section 8.
S. 18(1A) inserted by No. 47/2019 s. 102, repealed by No. 7/2022 s. 58(1).
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S. 18(2) amended by Nos 7/2022 ss 26, 58(2).
A person to whom this section applies must not, either directly or indirectly, make a record of, or disclose or communicate to any person, any information concerning the affairs of any person acquired by reason of the office or employment under or for the purposes of this Act or a business licensing Act.
Penalty: (a) in relation to information acquired or obtained under the Sex Work Act 1994 before its repeal, 60 penalty units;
in any other case, 5 penalty units.
Despite subsection (2), a person to whom this section applies may—
make a record of, or disclose or communicate any information referred to in that subsection—
in any legal proceedings under this Act or any of the business licensing Acts; or
in the performance of a duty under or in connection with this Act or any of the business licensing Acts;
divulge or communicate any information referred to in that subsection to—
the Director; or
the Tribunal; or
S. 18(3)(b)(iii) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 11.1).
a police officer for the purposes of reporting a suspected offence or assisting in the investigation of a suspected offence; or
S. 18(3)(b)(iv) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 11.1).
a police officer who is performing a duty under or in connection with any Act; or
a prescribed person who is, or a prescribed body which is, performing a duty under or in connection with any Act; or
S. 18(3)(b)(va) inserted by No. 11/2010 s. 39.
to an agency of the Commonwealth, the extent reasonably required to bring into operation the National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009 of the Commonwealth and the National Consumer Credit Protection (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2009 of the Commonwealth; or
with the consent of the person to whom the information relates, to any other person.
S. 18(4) inserted by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 11.2).
In this section—
police officer has the same meaning as in the Victoria Police Act 2013.
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