sec.255Disclosure of information

### sec.255 Disclosure of information A person must not disclose information concerning the personal affairs of a person or commercially sensitive information obtained by the person in the administration of this Act, unless the disclosure is made— with the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained; or in the administration of this Act; or in a proceeding under this Act or a report of the proceeding; or in a proceeding before a court in which the information is relevant to the issue before the court; or in information published under section 254C . Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. However, the chief inspector may communicate anything that comes to the chief inspector’s knowledge under this Act to an officer or authority responsible for administering a law of Queensland, the Commonwealth or another State about safety and health. Despite subsection (1) , the chief inspector or CEO may disclose to the Regulator or WorkCover, under the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 , any information the chief inspector or CEO has that relates to any matter under that Act. This section does not limit the Right to Information Act 2009 . s 255 amd 2009 No. 13 s 213 sch 5 ; 2011 No. 2 s 95 ; 2018 No. 28 s 89 ; 2020 No. 10 s 139 sch 2 ; 2024 No. 34 s 226 ; 2023 No. 32 s 141 s ch 1 pt 2 (sec.255-ssec.1) A person must not disclose information concerning the personal affairs of a person or commercially sensitive information obtained by the person in the administration of this Act, unless the disclosure is made— with the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained; or in the administration of this Act; or in a proceeding under this Act or a report of the proceeding; or in a proceeding before a court in which the information is relevant to the issue before the court; or in information published under section 254C . Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.255-ssec.2) However, the chief inspector may communicate anything that comes to the chief inspector’s knowledge under this Act to an officer or authority responsible for administering a law of Queensland, the Commonwealth or another State about safety and health. (sec.255-ssec.3) Despite subsection (1) , the chief inspector or CEO may disclose to the Regulator or WorkCover, under the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 , any information the chief inspector or CEO has that relates to any matter under that Act. (sec.255-ssec.4) This section does not limit the Right to Information Act 2009 . - (a) with the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained; or - (b) in the administration of this Act; or - (c) in a proceeding under this Act or a report of the proceeding; or - (d) in a proceeding before a court in which the information is relevant to the issue before the court; or - (e) in information published under section 254C .