728Duty of confidentiality for protected information

728 Duty of confidentiality for protected information

728 Duty of confidentiality for protected information

(1) A person who is, or has been, a person exercising functions under this Law must not disclose protected information to another person.

Maximum penalty—$20000.

Editorial note.

See also section 737 (Increase of penalty amounts).

(2) However, subsection (1) does not apply to the Regulator—

(a) disclosing protected information in the form of a confirmation that a stated person is the registered operator of a stated heavy vehicle; or

(b) disclosing details of heavy vehicles registered in a person’s name to an executor or administrator of that person’s deceased estate.

(3) Also, subsection (1) does not apply if—

(a) the disclosure is to an entity for an authorised use; or

(b) the disclosure is to, or made with the agreement of, the person to whom the information relates.

s 728: Am 2015 No 12, sec 61.