Confidentiality for Formal Review officers
115 Confidentiality for Formal Review officers
A person who is or was a Formal Review officer must not knowingly disclose any information acquired by the person by reason of being a Formal Review officer, or in the course of the performance of functions under this Act or any other Act, except—
for the performance of the functions of the Formal Review officer under this or any other Act; or
for the purpose of any criminal proceedings under section 254 of the Crimes Act 1958 in relation to the Formal Review; or
if the information is in the public domain at the time of the disclosure, otherwise than as a result of a disclosure that the person knows or ought to have known was unlawful; or
as is otherwise authorised or required under this Act or any other Act.
Penalty: 120 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months.
Note
Section 128 applies to an offence against this section.
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