54Secrecy

54 Secrecy

(1)  This section applies to any person who –

(a) [Section 54 Subsection (1) amended by No. 18 of 2021, s. 209, Applied:05 Nov 2021] is or has been a member of the Tribunal; or

(b) is or has been a State Service officer, or a State Service employee, who is engaged to provide services to the Tribunal.

(2)  Except as permitted by this section, a person to whom this section applies must not directly or indirectly make a record of, or disclose to any person, any information about the affairs of a person acquired in the performance of functions under or in connection with this Act, the National Law or a referring Act.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.

(3)  A person to whom this section applies may record or disclose information referred to in subsection (2)  –

(a) with the written consent of the person to whom the information relates; or

(b) in connection with the performance of functions under this Act, the National Law or a referring Act.

(4)  A person to whom this section applies may disclose any information referred to in subsection (2) to a member of the police force for the purposes of reporting a suspected offence or assisting in the investigation of a suspected offence.

(5)  Nothing in this section applies to the recording or disclosure of –

(a) information that consists of anything said or done at a hearing of the Tribunal, except if an order is made under section 30(2)(b) in relation to the information; or

(b) any decision or order of the Tribunal or the reasons for any such decision or order.