sec.156Confidentiality

### sec.156 Confidentiality This section applies if a resource authority holder (the information-giver ) gives another resource authority holder (the recipient ) information that this chapter requires or permits the information-giver to give to the recipient. The recipient must not disclose the information to another person unless— the information is publicly available; or the disclosure is— to a person (a secondary recipient ) whom the recipient has authorised to carry out authorised activities for the recipient’s resource authority; or made with the information-giver’s consent; or expressly permitted or required under this or another Act; or to the Minister. Subject to subsection (2) , the recipient must not use the information for a purpose other than for which it is given. If the recipient does not comply with subsection (2) or (3) , the recipient is liable to pay the information-giver— compensation for any loss the information-giver incurs because of the failure to comply with the subsection; and the amount of any commercial gain the recipient makes because of the failure to comply with the subsection. A secondary recipient must not use the information for a purpose other than for which it is given. If a secondary recipient does not comply with subsection (5) , the secondary recipient is liable to pay the information-giver— compensation for any loss the information-giver incurs because of the failure to comply with the subsection; and the amount of any commercial gain the secondary recipient makes because of the failure to comply with the subsection. (sec.156-ssec.1) This section applies if a resource authority holder (the information-giver ) gives another resource authority holder (the recipient ) information that this chapter requires or permits the information-giver to give to the recipient. (sec.156-ssec.2) The recipient must not disclose the information to another person unless— the information is publicly available; or the disclosure is— to a person (a secondary recipient ) whom the recipient has authorised to carry out authorised activities for the recipient’s resource authority; or made with the information-giver’s consent; or expressly permitted or required under this or another Act; or to the Minister. (sec.156-ssec.3) Subject to subsection (2) , the recipient must not use the information for a purpose other than for which it is given. (sec.156-ssec.4) If the recipient does not comply with subsection (2) or (3) , the recipient is liable to pay the information-giver— compensation for any loss the information-giver incurs because of the failure to comply with the subsection; and the amount of any commercial gain the recipient makes because of the failure to comply with the subsection. (sec.156-ssec.5) A secondary recipient must not use the information for a purpose other than for which it is given. (sec.156-ssec.6) If a secondary recipient does not comply with subsection (5) , the secondary recipient is liable to pay the information-giver— compensation for any loss the information-giver incurs because of the failure to comply with the subsection; and the amount of any commercial gain the secondary recipient makes because of the failure to comply with the subsection. - (a) the information is publicly available; or - (b) the disclosure is— (i) to a person (a secondary recipient ) whom the recipient has authorised to carry out authorised activities for the recipient’s resource authority; or (ii) made with the information-giver’s consent; or (iii) expressly permitted or required under this or another Act; or (iv) to the Minister. - (i) to a person (a secondary recipient ) whom the recipient has authorised to carry out authorised activities for the recipient’s resource authority; or - (ii) made with the information-giver’s consent; or - (iii) expressly permitted or required under this or another Act; or - (iv) to the Minister. - (i) to a person (a secondary recipient ) whom the recipient has authorised to carry out authorised activities for the recipient’s resource authority; or - (ii) made with the information-giver’s consent; or - (iii) expressly permitted or required under this or another Act; or - (iv) to the Minister. - (a) compensation for any loss the information-giver incurs because of the failure to comply with the subsection; and - (b) the amount of any commercial gain the recipient makes because of the failure to comply with the subsection. - (a) compensation for any loss the information-giver incurs because of the failure to comply with the subsection; and - (b) the amount of any commercial gain the secondary recipient makes because of the failure to comply with the subsection.