176FConfidentiality of protected reports

176F Confidentiality of protected reports

176F Confidentiality of protected reports

(1) A person must not, directly or indirectly—

(a) disclose a protected report to another person that the person has obtained in the exercise of the person’s functions under this Law; or

(b) make a record of, or disclose to another person, information contained in a protected report that the person has obtained in the exercise of the person’s functions under this Law

Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the disclosure by a person of a protected report or information contained in a protected report—

(a) for the purpose of exercising functions under this Law; or

(b) to the Commission.

(3) A protected report may not be admitted or used in civil proceedings before a court other than with the consent of—

(a) the person giving the report; and

(b) the person the subject of the report.

(4) A person may not be compelled to produce a protected report, or to give evidence in relation to the report or its contents, in civil proceedings before a court.