Electricity Reform Act 2012
32Power to disclose information
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32 Power to disclose information
(1) Each of the following persons may disclose information (other than information to which section 9 relates) for the purposes of facilitating a sale or transfer under this Act:
(a) a State-owned electricity entity;
(b) a director, officer, employee, or agent, of a State-owned electricity entity;
(c) the Treasurer;
(d) a person providing professional advice to the Crown on any matter relating to such a sale or transfer;
(e) the Auditor-General;
(f) a person, or a person who is a member of a class of persons, authorised in writing by the Treasurer to disclose information.
(2) Information for the purposes of facilitating a sale or transfer under this Act (other than information to which section 9 relates) may only be disclosed by a person referred to in subsection (1) to the following persons:
(a) a potential purchaser of an asset or right to which a sale under this Act relates;
(b) a director, officer, employee, or agent, of a potential purchaser;
(c) a person providing professional advice to the potential purchaser on any matter relating to the potential purchase;
(d) a person referred to in subsection (1) ;
(e) a director, officer, employee, or agent, of a State-owned electricity entity;
(f) a person, or a person who is a member of a class of persons, authorised in writing by the Treasurer to receive the information.