sec.78Preservation of confidentiality

### sec.78 Preservation of confidentiality A person who gains confidential information through being a costs assessor or an account assessor must not— make a record of the information other than— for the purpose of carrying out the assessment; or to discharge another function under a law; or disclose the information other than— under an order of a court or tribunal; or as authorised by the person to whom the confidential information relates. In this section— confidential information includes information about a person’s affairs, but does not include— information already publicly disclosed unless further disclosure of the information is prohibited by law; or statistical information not likely to result in the identification of the person to whom the information relates. s 78 amd 2020 No. 15 s 21 (sec.78-ssec.1) A person who gains confidential information through being a costs assessor or an account assessor must not— make a record of the information other than— for the purpose of carrying out the assessment; or to discharge another function under a law; or disclose the information other than— under an order of a court or tribunal; or as authorised by the person to whom the confidential information relates. (sec.78-ssec.2) In this section— confidential information includes information about a person’s affairs, but does not include— information already publicly disclosed unless further disclosure of the information is prohibited by law; or statistical information not likely to result in the identification of the person to whom the information relates. - (a) make a record of the information other than— (i) for the purpose of carrying out the assessment; or (ii) to discharge another function under a law; or - (i) for the purpose of carrying out the assessment; or - (ii) to discharge another function under a law; or - (b) disclose the information other than— (i) under an order of a court or tribunal; or (ii) as authorised by the person to whom the confidential information relates. - (i) under an order of a court or tribunal; or - (ii) as authorised by the person to whom the confidential information relates. - (i) for the purpose of carrying out the assessment; or - (ii) to discharge another function under a law; or - (i) under an order of a court or tribunal; or - (ii) as authorised by the person to whom the confidential information relates. - (a) information already publicly disclosed unless further disclosure of the information is prohibited by law; or - (b) statistical information not likely to result in the identification of the person to whom the information relates.