sec.150EASecrecy

### sec.150EA Secrecy This section applies to a person who— is, or has been, the assessor, an investigator or a staff member of the Office of the Independent Assessor; and obtains confidential information in the course of performing, or because of, the person’s functions under this Act. The person must not— make a record of the confidential information; or directly or indirectly disclose the confidential information to another person; or use the confidential information to benefit a person or cause detriment to a person. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. However, subsection (2) does not apply to a person if the record is made, or the confidential information is disclosed or used— in the performance of the person’s functions under this Act; or with the consent of the person to whom the information relates; or as otherwise required or permitted by law. In this section— confidential information means information, other than information that is publicly available— about a person’s personal affairs or reputation; or that would be likely to damage the commercial activities of a person to whom the information relates. s 150EA ins 2018 No. 8 s 12 (sec.150EA-ssec.1) This section applies to a person who— is, or has been, the assessor, an investigator or a staff member of the Office of the Independent Assessor; and obtains confidential information in the course of performing, or because of, the person’s functions under this Act. (sec.150EA-ssec.2) The person must not— make a record of the confidential information; or directly or indirectly disclose the confidential information to another person; or use the confidential information to benefit a person or cause detriment to a person. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.150EA-ssec.3) However, subsection (2) does not apply to a person if the record is made, or the confidential information is disclosed or used— in the performance of the person’s functions under this Act; or with the consent of the person to whom the information relates; or as otherwise required or permitted by law. (sec.150EA-ssec.4) In this section— confidential information means information, other than information that is publicly available— about a person’s personal affairs or reputation; or that would be likely to damage the commercial activities of a person to whom the information relates. - (a) is, or has been, the assessor, an investigator or a staff member of the Office of the Independent Assessor; and - (b) obtains confidential information in the course of performing, or because of, the person’s functions under this Act. - (a) make a record of the confidential information; or - (b) directly or indirectly disclose the confidential information to another person; or - (c) use the confidential information to benefit a person or cause detriment to a person. - (a) in the performance of the person’s functions under this Act; or - (b) with the consent of the person to whom the information relates; or - (c) as otherwise required or permitted by law. - (a) about a person’s personal affairs or reputation; or - (b) that would be likely to damage the commercial activities of a person to whom the information relates.