sec.132Disclosure of information

sec.132 Disclosure of information

A person must not disclose information obtained by the person in the administration of this Act, unless the disclosure is made— with the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained; or in the administration of this Act; or in an investigation or a proceeding under this Act or a report about the investigation or proceeding; or in a proceeding before a court in which the information is relevant to the issue before the court; or in information published under section 126C ; or in the interests of public safety. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. However, the chief inspector may communicate anything that comes to the chief inspector’s knowledge under this Act to— a chief executive of a public service entity under the Public Sector Act 2022 , section 9 ; or an officer of a department or agency of the Commonwealth or another State responsible for administering a law about safety and health. This section does not limit the Right to Information Act 2009 . s 132 amd 2009 No. 13 s 213 sch 5 ; 2011 No. 2 s 42 ; 2019 No. 7 s 86 ; 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3 ; 2024 No. 34 s 144 ; 2023 No. 32 s 141 s ch 1 pt 2 (sec.132-ssec.1) A person must not disclose information obtained by the person in the administration of this Act, unless the disclosure is made— with the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained; or in the administration of this Act; or in an investigation or a proceeding under this Act or a report about the investigation or proceeding; or in a proceeding before a court in which the information is relevant to the issue before the court; or in information published under section 126C ; or in the interests of public safety. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.132-ssec.2) However, the chief inspector may communicate anything that comes to the chief inspector’s knowledge under this Act to— a chief executive of a public service entity under the Public Sector Act 2022 , section 9 ; or an officer of a department or agency of the Commonwealth or another State responsible for administering a law about safety and health. (sec.132-ssec.3) This section does not limit the Right to Information Act 2009 .

• (a) with the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained; or
• (b) in the administration of this Act; or
• (c) in an investigation or a proceeding under this Act or a report about the investigation or proceeding; or
• (d) in a proceeding before a court in which the information is relevant to the issue before the court; or
• (e) in information published under section 126C ; or
• (f) in the interests of public safety.
• (a) a chief executive of a public service entity under the Public Sector Act 2022 , section 9 ; or
• (b) an officer of a department or agency of the Commonwealth or another State responsible for administering a law about safety and health.