Unauthorised disclosures or provision of information
33 Unauthorised disclosures or provision of information
S. 33(1) amended by No. 31/2024 s. 113(Sch. 1 item 1.50).
Subject to subsection (2), a person who is, or was, an Integrity Oversight Victoria Officer must not directly or indirectly provide or disclose any information acquired by the person or Integrity Oversight Victoria by reason of, or in the course of, the performance of the duties and functions or the exercise of powers of the person or Integrity Oversight Victoria under this Act or any other Act except—
S. 33(1)(a) amended by No. 31/2024 s. 113(Sch. 1 item 1.50(b)).
for the performance of the duties and functions or the exercise of the powers of the person or Integrity Oversight Victoria in accordance with this Act or any other Act; or
S. 33(1)(b) amended by No. 31/2024 s. 113(Sch. 1 item 1.50(b)).
for the purposes of—
proceedings for an offence; or
a disciplinary process or action—
brought as a result of an investigation conducted by Integrity Oversight Victoria; or
S. 33(1)(c) amended by No. 2/2019 s. 72(Sch. 1 Pt B item 1).
for the purposes of proceedings for an offence against this Act or the Public Interest Disclosures Act 2012; or
S. 33(1)(d) amended by No. 2/2019 s. 72(Sch. 1 Pt B item 1).
as is otherwise authorised or required to be made by or under this Act or the Public Interest Disclosures Act 2012.
Penalty: 120 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months or both.
Note to s. 33(1) amended by No. 2/2019 s. 72(Sch. 1 Pt B item 2).
Note
The person may be subject to further confidentiality obligations under Part 7 of the Public Interest Disclosures Act 2012.
This section does not apply to the provision or disclosure of information to which section 34 applies.
S. 34 inserted by No. 19/2012 s. 10, amended by No. 31/2024 s. 113(Sch. 1 item 1.51 (a)–(d)).
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