Government departments, statutory bodies etc. to assist Commission
19 Government departments, statutory bodies etc. to assist Commission
All departments of the Public Service of the State and all instrumentalities or agencies of the Government established or administered pursuant to any Act (including any local government) shall, and are hereby authorised to, give to the Commission such assistance in the carrying out of its functions as is reasonably practical, and shall comply with all reasonable requests for information made by the Commission, but this provision shall not be taken as exempting the Commission from any requirement as to the payment of fees or charges.
The Minister of the Crown having responsibility for any such department, instrumentality or agency may, on the request of the Commission, direct that body to provide assistance to the Commission, and any such direction may require that the services (whether administrative, technical or otherwise) of any person employed or engaged by that department, instrumentality or agency, or any facilities, shall be made available for the purposes of this Act and the Betting Control Act 1954.
[Section 19 amended: No. 32 of 1994 s. 19; No. 14 of 1996 s. 4; No. 35 of 2003 s. 133.]
20. Reports, effect of and privilege attached to; official information, disclosure of etc.
Where any report is required pursuant to this Act that report shall be given due consideration, but the Commission, or any magistrate, shall not be bound to give effect to any recommendation therein contained.
The contents of any report made to the Commission by a committee of the Commission, an authorised officer, a member of the Police Force or any other person required under this Act to furnish such a report are absolutely privileged —
from production; and
in relation to any proceedings for defamation in any court of law,
unless the Commission or a judge otherwise directs.
A person shall not, either directly or indirectly, except in the performance of a function or duty under or in connection with this Act, the RWWA Act or the Betting Control Act 1954 —
make a record of, or divulge or communicate to any other person, any information concerning the affairs of another person acquired by him by reason of his office, employment or engagement under or for the purposes of this Act or any other written law relating to gambling; or
produce to any person any report, books or other thing relating to the affairs of another person furnished for the purposes of this Act or any other written law relating to gambling.
Penalty for this subsection: a fine of $50 000.
[Section 20 amended: No. 35 of 2003 s. 134 and 166; No. 50 of 2003 s. 66(2); No. 41 of 2018 s. 25(1); No. 53 of 2024 s. 71.]
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