173IConfidentiality

173I Confidentiality (1) A person is bound by this section if the person is, or has at any time been— (a) a contractor; or (b) a sub-contractor; or (c) a person employed by, or engaged to provide services for, a contractor or sub-contractor; or (d) authorised by the Secretary under section 173H(2). (2) A person bound by this section must not directly or indirectly, except in the exercise of powers or performance of functions in connection with a contractor's operations under an administrative services agreement— (a) make a record of, or divulge to any person, any information acquired by reason of being a person referred to in subsection (1); or (b) make use of any such information for a purpose other than in the exercise of those powers or performance of those functions. Penalty: 100 penalty units. (3) Nothing in subsection (2) prevents a person bound by this section from— (a) producing a document to a court or a relevant body in the course of any criminal or civil proceeding; or (b) divulging to a court or a relevant body any information that has come to the notice of the person by reason of being a person referred to in subsection (1). (4) In this section— ***produce*** includes permit access to; ***relevant body*** includes any tribunal, authority or person having power to require the production of documents or the answering of questions. Part 15—General Division 1—Information collection 174 Director or sheriff may request required information from specified agency for purpose of enforcing registered fines S. 174(1) amended by No. 17/2022 s. 21(1). (1) For the purpose of enforcing any registered fine or registered collection and enforcement order against a person, the Director or the sheriff may request a specified agency to provide the Director or the sheriff with the required information in relation to the person. (2) A request made under subsection (1) must be in writing. S. 174(3) repealed by No. 17/2022 s. 21(2). (4) A request under subsection (1) must include only information that is sufficient to enable the specified agency to identify the person to whom the request relates.