328Secrecy

328 Secrecy (1) Except as provided in this section, a person must not directly or indirectly record, use or divulge any information obtained by reason of any function that person has, or at any time had, in the administration of this Act or the Pawnbrokers Act 1980 repealed by the Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading Amendment Act 1997.

Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading Act 1990 136 (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the recording, use or divulging of information: (a) in the course of duty; or (b) under this Part or another law; or (c) for the purposes of the investigation of a suspected offence or the conduct of proceedings against a person for an offence; or (d) with the consent of the person to whom the information relates, or each of them if there is more than one. (3) Subsection (1) does not apply to the recording, use or divulging of statistical or other information that could not reasonably be expected to lead to the identification of a person to whom it relates.