37Disclosure of information about honours and awards

37 Disclosure of information about honours and awards

(1) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person discloses information; and (b) the information is obtained by the person as a member of the Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal, or as a person assisting the Tribunal; and (c) the information is part of or relates to an application for review of a reviewable decision (within the meaning of section 110V of the Act).

Penalty: 10 penalty units.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if: (a) the disclosure is in the performance of the person’s duties as a member of the Tribunal, or as a person assisting the Tribunal; or (b) the disclosure of the information is permitted or required by the Act or by procedural rules made under section 110XH of the Act; or (c) the disclosure of the information is the subject of an order under section 110XD of the Act; or (d) the disclosure of the information is only by or to the person to whom the information relates; or (e) the disclosure of the information is authorised by the person to whom the information relates.