365Disclosure of information

#### 365 Disclosure of information 365 Disclosure of information > > (1) A person must not disclose any information obtained in connection with the administration or execution of this Act, unless the disclosure is made— > > > > > (a) with the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained, or > > > > > (b) in connection with the administration or execution of this Act, or > > > > > (c) for the purposes of any legal proceedings arising out of this Act or of any report of any such proceedings, or > > > > > (d) (Repealed) > > > > > (e) with the concurrence of the Minister, or > > > > > (f) in accordance with a requirement imposed under the [Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2009-052), or > > > > > (g) by an inspector or a member of staff of the Department to an officer or authority engaged in administering or executing the environment protection legislation, the [Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1979-203), work health and safety legislation or any other legislation prescribed by the regulations. > > > > Maximum penalty—100 penalty units > > > (2) A person employed in the Department must not use for the purposes of personal gain any information obtained in connection with the administration or execution of this Act. > > > > Maximum penalty—100 penalty units > > > (3) A reference in this section to information obtained in connection with the administration or execution of this Act includes a reference to a return or other information relating to royalty under this Act that is obtained by the Minister, or a delegate of the Minister, from a tax officer (within the meaning of the [Taxation Administration Act 1996](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1996-097)). > > **s 365:** Am 2000 No 90, Sch 1.1 \[5\]; 2002 No 53, Sch 1.16 \[1\]; 2008 No 19, Sch 1 \[256\]; 2008 No 107, Sch 19 \[44\]; 2009 No 54, Sch 2.30; 2011 No 67, Sch 4.21 \[2\]; 2014 No 37, Sch 4.1 \[11\]; 2025 No 37, Sch 3\[17\] \[18\].