sec.251DConfidentiality

sec.251D Confidentiality

This section applies to a person (the relevant person )— who is or has been— the chief executive or a public service employee in the department; or an entity, or an employee of an entity, to whom the chief executive has given information under section 251A ; and who, in the course of the administration of this chapter, or because of opportunity provided by the administration, has gained or has access to personal information about a young person in the student account phase. The relevant person must not make a record of the information or disclose the information to anyone else, other than— for a purpose of this chapter; or with the consent of the person to whom the information relates; or in compliance with lawful process requiring production of documents or giving of evidence before a court or tribunal; or as permitted or required by another Act. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. Subsection (2) continues to apply to personal information about a young person in the student account phase after the phase ends. In this section— disclose , information, includes give access to the information. employee , of a provider, the QCAA or another entity, includes— a person appointed to a position with the entity; and a person engaged by the entity under a contract for services; and an unpaid employee of the entity. personal information means information or an opinion, whether true or not, about an individual whose identity is apparent, or can reasonably be ascertained, from the information or opinion. student account phase see the E(QCAA) Act , schedule 1 . s 251D (prev s 272) amd 2006 No. 55 s 16 (1) – (3) renum and reloc 2006 No. 55 s 16 (4) amd 2014 No. 3 s 114 sch 1 pt 2 (sec.251D-ssec.1) This section applies to a person (the relevant person )— who is or has been— the chief executive or a public service employee in the department; or an entity, or an employee of an entity, to whom the chief executive has given information under section 251A ; and who, in the course of the administration of this chapter, or because of opportunity provided by the administration, has gained or has access to personal information about a young person in the student account phase. (sec.251D-ssec.2) The relevant person must not make a record of the information or disclose the information to anyone else, other than— for a purpose of this chapter; or with the consent of the person to whom the information relates; or in compliance with lawful process requiring production of documents or giving of evidence before a court or tribunal; or as permitted or required by another Act. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. (sec.251D-ssec.3) Subsection (2) continues to apply to personal information about a young person in the student account phase after the phase ends. (sec.251D-ssec.4) In this section— disclose , information, includes give access to the information. employee , of a provider, the QCAA or another entity, includes— a person appointed to a position with the entity; and a person engaged by the entity under a contract for services; and an unpaid employee of the entity. personal information means information or an opinion, whether true or not, about an individual whose identity is apparent, or can reasonably be ascertained, from the information or opinion. student account phase see the E(QCAA) Act , schedule 1 .