sec.150Confidentiality of information relating to conciliation

sec.150 Confidentiality of information relating to conciliation

A conciliator must not disclose to another person— anything said or admitted during a conciliation ( restricted information ); or a document prepared for, or in the course of, a conciliation (a restricted document ). Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. Subsection (1) does not apply to a disclosure of restricted information or a restricted document— to the health ombudsman, in the giving of information or a report under section 141 , 144 or 145 ; or to a staff member of the Office of the Health Ombudsman giving administrative support to a conciliator. A person to whom a conciliator discloses restricted information or a restricted document under subsection (2) must not disclose it to another person. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. Subsections (1) and (3) do not apply to a disclosure of restricted information or a restricted document that does not identify a party to the conciliation. A reference in this section to disclosing a document is a reference to giving, or allowing access to, the document or a copy of the document. (sec.150-ssec.1) A conciliator must not disclose to another person— anything said or admitted during a conciliation ( restricted information ); or a document prepared for, or in the course of, a conciliation (a restricted document ). Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.150-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a disclosure of restricted information or a restricted document— to the health ombudsman, in the giving of information or a report under section 141 , 144 or 145 ; or to a staff member of the Office of the Health Ombudsman giving administrative support to a conciliator. (sec.150-ssec.3) A person to whom a conciliator discloses restricted information or a restricted document under subsection (2) must not disclose it to another person. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.150-ssec.4) Subsections (1) and (3) do not apply to a disclosure of restricted information or a restricted document that does not identify a party to the conciliation. (sec.150-ssec.5) A reference in this section to disclosing a document is a reference to giving, or allowing access to, the document or a copy of the document.

• (a) anything said or admitted during a conciliation ( restricted information ); or
• (b) a document prepared for, or in the course of, a conciliation (a restricted document ).
• (a) to the health ombudsman, in the giving of information or a report under section 141 , 144 or 145 ; or
• (b) to a staff member of the Office of the Health Ombudsman giving administrative support to a conciliator.