141Disclosure of information

141 Disclosure of information

141 Disclosure of information

(1) The AER may give an oral or written order to a person not to divulge or communicate to anyone else specified information that was given to the person in the course of an access dispute unless the person has the AER’s permission.

(2) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, refuse or fail to comply with an order under subsection (1).

Maximum penalty—

(a) in the case of a natural person—$3 400;

(b) in the case of a body corporate—$17 000.

Note—

See Schedule 2 clause 37A, which provides for the amounts specified in this section to be adjusted every 3 years to reflect movements in the consumer price index. The adjusted amounts are published on the AER’s website.

pt 10, divs 1–4 (ss 123–156): Ins 2007 No 53, sec 75.

s 141: Ins 2007 No 53, sec 75. Am 2020 No 37, sec 28.