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Adoption of Children Act 1994
72Secrecy to be observed
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72 Secrecy to be observed
(1) Subject to this Act, a person must not, directly or indirectly, except
in the performance of the person's duties, or in the exercise of the
person's powers or the performance of the person's functions,
under this Act (while the person is holding or after the person has
ceased to hold the relevant office or designation), make a record of,
or disclose or communicate to any person, information in respect of
the affairs or identity of another person (whether living or dead),
acquired by the person in the performance of the person's duties or
in the exercise of the person's powers or the performance of the
person's functions under this Act.
Maximum penalty: 40 penalty units.
(2) This section does not apply where a person:
(a) is required to produce a document that has come into the
person's possession or under the person's control in a court;
or
(b) is required to disclose or communicate a matter or thing that
has come to the person's notice or is within the person's
knowledge to a court; or
(c) discloses information or records to a person to whom the
information or records relate or to a person who, in the opinion
of the Minister, is expressly or impliedly authorised to obtain
the information or records by the person to whom the
information relates; or
(d) discloses information or records in connection with the
administration of this Act or for a purpose or to a person that
the Minister directs.