102Unlawful disclosure of information

#### 102 Unlawful disclosure of information 102 Unlawful disclosure of information > > (1) A person must not disclose any information obtained, or to which the person otherwise has or had access, in connection with the administration or execution of this Act unless that disclosure is made— > > > > > (a) with the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained, or > > > > > (b) in connection with the administration or execution of this Act, or > > > > > (c) for the purposes of any legal proceedings, or > > > > > (d) in accordance with a requirement of the [Ombudsman Act 1974](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1974-068) or with any request made by the Ombudsman, or > > > > > (e) with other lawful excuse. > > > > Maximum penalty—10 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months, or both. > > > (2) Without limiting the disclosures that may fall within subsection (1) (e), a person makes a disclosure with lawful excuse for the purposes of that paragraph if the disclosure is— > > > > > (a) authorised by the Secretary, or > > > > > (b) in accordance with an official policy made by the Secretary for the purposes of this section. > > > (3) Despite this section or another law, a minister of religion appointed for a detention centre may disclose information in relation to the welfare of a detainee to the centre manager of the detention centre if the disclosure is in the best interest of the detainee or another detainee. > > **s 102 (previously s 39B):** Ins 2013 No 1, Sch 1.4 \[8\]. Am 2013 No 82, Sch 2.4 \[1\]–\[3\]. Renumbered 2017 No 57, Sch 2 \[4\]. Subst 2018 No 87, Sch 1.4\[4\]. Am 2025 No 62, Sch 6\[14\].