Betting Control Act 1954

This section applies to the following —

a member of the Commission;

an officer or employee who provides or has provided services to the Commission under the Gaming and Wagering Commission Act 1987 section 18(1);

a consultant who is or has been engaged by the Commission under the Gaming and Wagering Commission Act 1987 section 18(3);

an officer or former officer of RWWA who is or has been approved in writing by the Commission under section 27D(4A)(a) or 27F(2)(a) (an approved officer).

A person to whom this section applies must not, directly or indirectly, record, disclose or make use of any information provided to the Commission or an approved officer under section 27D(4A)(a) or 27F(2)(a) except —

for the purpose of performing functions under this Act or another written law; or

for the purpose of the Commissioner (as defined in the Taxation Administration Act 2003 Glossary clause 1) performing the Commissioner’s functions in relation to betting tax (as defined in the Betting Tax Assessment Act 2018 section 4); or

in the case of an approved officer, the disclosure of information relating to the preservation of the integrity and reputation of racing in the State to the Integrity Assurance Committee established under the Racing and Wagering Western Australia Act 2003 section 47(1); or

as required under another written law; or

with the written consent of the person to whom the information relates; or

in other prescribed circumstances.

Subsection (2) does not apply to the extent to which the information disclosed is summary or statistical information that could not reasonably be expected to enable particulars relating to any person to be ascertained.