98Certain notices to be confidential documents

98 Certain notices to be confidential documents

(1)  [Section 98 Subsection (1) substituted by No. 55 of 2011, s. 23, Applied:22 Dec 2011] A person on whom a notice that is a confidential document was served or to whom such a notice was given under this Act must not disclose to another person –

(a) the existence of the notice; or

(b) the contents of the notice; or

(c) any matters relating to or arising from the notice –

unless the person on whom the notice was served or to whom the notice was given has a reasonable excuse.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 2 000 penalty units.

(1A)  [Section 98 Subsection (1A) inserted by No. 55 of 2011, s. 23, Applied:22 Dec 2011] A person to whom the existence of a notice that is a confidential document was disclosed must not disclose to another person –

(a) the existence of that notice; or

(b) the contents of the notice; or

(c) any matters relating to or arising from the notice –

unless the person to whom the existence of the notice was disclosed has a reasonable excuse.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 2 000 penalty units.

(1B)  [Section 98 Subsection (1B) inserted by No. 55 of 2011, s. 23, Applied:22 Dec 2011] For the purposes of subsections (1) and (1A) , matters relating to or arising from a notice include but are not limited to –

(a) obligations or duties imposed on any person by the notice; and

(b) any evidence or information produced or provided to the Integrity Commission or an Integrity Tribunal; and

(c) the contents of any document seized under this Act; and

(d) any information that might enable a person who is the subject of an investigation or inquiry to be identified or located; and