81Secrecy

#### 81 Secrecy (1) A person who is or has been a member or an officer of the Tribunal shall not, either directly or indirectly, except for the purposes of this Act: (a) make a record of, or divulge or communicate to any person, any information acquired by him or her by reason of his or her office or employment under or for the purposes of this Act; or (b) produce to any person a document furnished for the purposes of this Act. Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years. (2) A person who is or has been a member or an officer of the Tribunal shall not be required to produce in a court any document of which the person has custody, or to which the person has access, by virtue of his or her office or employment under or for the purposes of this Act, or to divulge or to communicate to a court any information obtained by him or her by reason of such an office or employment, except when it is necessary to do so for the purposes of this Act. (3) In this section: > court includes any tribunal, authority or person having power to require the production of documents or the answering of questions. > officer of the Tribunal means: (a) the Principal Registrar within the meaning of the Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024; or (b) a staff member within the meaning of that Act. > produce includes permit access to, and production has a corresponding meaning; and a reference in this section to information or a document shall be read as a reference to information or a document supplied to the Tribunal for the purposes of this Part or Part IVA or otherwise related to proceedings under this Part or Part IVA.