sec.80ZTInformal decision-makers must maintain confidentiality

### sec.80ZT Informal decision-makers must maintain confidentiality This section applies if an informal decision-maker gains confidential information under the Disability Services Act 2006 , part 6 about an adult with an intellectual or cognitive disability. A guardian who gains confidential information is subject to confidentiality requirements under section 249 . The informal decision-maker must not disclose the information to anyone other than under subsection (3) . The informal decision-maker may disclose the information to someone else— for this Act or the Disability Services Act 2006 ; or to discharge a function under another law; or for a proceeding in a court or tribunal; or if authorised under another law or a regulation made under this Act; or if authorised in writing by the adult to whom the information relates; or to protect a person with a disability, within the meaning of the Disability Services Act 2006 , section 11 , from abuse, neglect or exploitation. In this section— confidential information includes information about a person’s affairs but does not include— information already publicly disclosed unless further disclosure of the information is prohibited by law; or statistical or other information that could not reasonably be expected to result in the identification of the person to whom the information relates. s 80ZT ins 2008 No. 23 s 22 amd 2006 No. 12 s 333 sch 2 (amd 2014 No. 12 s 74 ); 2020 No. 39 s 70 sch 1 (sec.80ZT-ssec.1) This section applies if an informal decision-maker gains confidential information under the Disability Services Act 2006 , part 6 about an adult with an intellectual or cognitive disability. A guardian who gains confidential information is subject to confidentiality requirements under section 249 . (sec.80ZT-ssec.2) The informal decision-maker must not disclose the information to anyone other than under subsection (3) . (sec.80ZT-ssec.3) The informal decision-maker may disclose the information to someone else— for this Act or the Disability Services Act 2006 ; or to discharge a function under another law; or for a proceeding in a court or tribunal; or if authorised under another law or a regulation made under this Act; or if authorised in writing by the adult to whom the information relates; or to protect a person with a disability, within the meaning of the Disability Services Act 2006 , section 11 , from abuse, neglect or exploitation. (sec.80ZT-ssec.4) In this section— confidential information includes information about a person’s affairs but does not include— information already publicly disclosed unless further disclosure of the information is prohibited by law; or statistical or other information that could not reasonably be expected to result in the identification of the person to whom the information relates. - (a) for this Act or the Disability Services Act 2006 ; or - (b) to discharge a function under another law; or - (c) for a proceeding in a court or tribunal; or - (d) if authorised under another law or a regulation made under this Act; or - (e) if authorised in writing by the adult to whom the information relates; or - (f) to protect a person with a disability, within the meaning of the Disability Services Act 2006 , section 11 , from abuse, neglect or exploitation. - (a) information already publicly disclosed unless further disclosure of the information is prohibited by law; or - (b) statistical or other information that could not reasonably be expected to result in the identification of the person to whom the information relates.