Div 2Disclosure by Integrity Oversight Victoria and Integrity Oversight Victoria Officers

Division 2—Disclosure by Integrity Oversight Victoria and Integrity Oversight Victoria Officers

S. 33 inserted by No. 19/2012 s. 10, amended by Nos 82/2012 s. 31, 85/2012 s. 109.

33 Unauthorised disclosures or provision of information

S. 33(1) amended by No. 31/2024 s. 113(Sch. 1 item 1.50).

(1) Subject to subsection (2), a person who is, or was, an Integrity Oversight Victoria Officer must not directly or indirectly provide or disclose any information acquired by the person or Integrity Oversight Victoria by reason of, or in the course of, the performance of the duties and functions or the exercise of powers of the person or Integrity Oversight Victoria under this Act or any other Act except—

S. 33(1)(a) amended by No. 31/2024 s. 113(Sch. 1 item 1.50(b)).

(a) for the performance of the duties and functions or the exercise of the powers of the person or Integrity Oversight Victoria in accordance with this Act or any other Act; or

S. 33(1)(b) amended by No. 31/2024 s. 113(Sch. 1 item 1.50(b)).

(b) for the purposes of—

(i) proceedings for an offence; or

(ii) a disciplinary process or action—

brought as a result of an investigation conducted by Integrity Oversight Victoria; or

S. 33(1)(c) amended by No. 2/2019 s. 72(Sch. 1 Pt B item 1).

(c) for the purposes of proceedings for an offence against this Act or the Public Interest Disclosures Act 2012; or

S. 33(1)(d) amended by No. 2/2019 s. 72(Sch. 1 Pt B item 1).

(d) as is otherwise authorised or required to be made by or under this Act or the Public Interest Disclosures Act 2012.

Note to s. 33(1) amended by No. 2/2019 s. 72(Sch. 1 Pt B item 2).

The person may be subject to further confidentiality obligations under Part 7 of the Public Interest Disclosures Act 2012.

(2) This section does not apply to the provision or disclosure of information to which section 34 applies.

S. 34 inserted by No. 19/2012 s. 10, amended by No. 31/2024 s. 113(Sch. 1 item 1.51
(a)–(d)).

34 Special provision applying in respect of function under section 11(2)(g)

Integrity Oversight Victoria or a person who is, or was, an Integrity Oversight Victoria Officer must not directly or indirectly provide or disclose information acquired by Integrity Oversight Victoria or the Integrity Oversight Victoria Officer by reason of, or in the course of, the performance of the function specified in section 11(2)(g), except—

(a) in the performance of that function or for the purpose of performing the duties or exercising the powers conferred by section 13; or