273Duty of confidentiality

#### 273 Duty of confidentiality 273 Duty of confidentiality > > (1) An individual who is, or who has been, a person exercising functions under this Law must not disclose to another person protected information. > > > > Penalty: $5000. > > > (2) However, subsection (1) does not apply if— > > > > > (a) the information is disclosed in the exercise of a function under, or for the purposes of, or in accordance with, this Law; or > > > > > (b) the disclosure is authorised or required by any law of a participating jurisdiction, or is otherwise required or permitted by law; or > > > > > (c) the disclosure is with the agreement of the person to whom the information relates; or > > > > > (d) the information relates to proceedings before a court or tribunal and the proceedings are or were open to the public; or > > > > > (e) the information is, or has been accessible to the public, including because it was published for the purposes of, or in accordance with, this Law; or > > > > > (f) the disclosure is otherwise authorised by the Ministerial Council. > > > (3) In this section— > > > > protected information means information— > > > > > (a) that is personal to a particular individual and that identifies or could lead to the identification of the individual; and > > > > > (b) that comes to a person’s knowledge in the course of, or because of, the person exercising functions under this Law.