Biodiscovery Act 2004
sec.117Disclosure of information about collection authority or agreements
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sec.117 Disclosure of information about collection authority or agreements
This section applies to a person who, in performing functions under this Act, acquires or acquired information about a collection authority, benefit sharing agreement or subsequent use agreement. The person must not disclose the information to anyone else, unless the disclosure is permitted under subsection (3) . Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. The person may disclose the information to someone else— to the extent necessary to perform the person’s functions under this Act; or if the disclosure is authorised under an Act ; or if the disclosure is otherwise required or permitted by law; or if each party to the agreement consents, in writing, to the disclosure; or if the information is, or has been, accessible to the public, including, for example, because it is or was recorded in a publicly available register. s 117 amd 2009 No. 13 s 213 sch 5 ; 2017 No. 35 s 14 ; 2020 No. 27 s 28 (sec.117-ssec.1) This section applies to a person who, in performing functions under this Act, acquires or acquired information about a collection authority, benefit sharing agreement or subsequent use agreement. (sec.117-ssec.2) The person must not disclose the information to anyone else, unless the disclosure is permitted under subsection (3) . Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.117-ssec.3) The person may disclose the information to someone else— to the extent necessary to perform the person’s functions under this Act; or if the disclosure is authorised under an Act ; or if the disclosure is otherwise required or permitted by law; or if each party to the agreement consents, in writing, to the disclosure; or if the information is, or has been, accessible to the public, including, for example, because it is or was recorded in a publicly available register.
- (a) to the extent necessary to perform the person’s functions under this Act; or
- (b) if the disclosure is authorised under an Act ; or
- (c) if the disclosure is otherwise required or permitted by law; or
- (d) if each party to the agreement consents, in writing, to the disclosure; or
- (e) if the information is, or has been, accessible to the public, including, for example, because it is or was recorded in a publicly available register.