179Disclosure of information

179 Disclosure of information

179 Disclosure of information

(1) The relevant adjudicator for an access dispute 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 the access dispute unless the person has the relevant adjudicator’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 47B, which provides for criminal penalty amounts to be adjusted every 3 years to reflect movements in the consumer price index. The adjusted amounts are published on the AER’s website.

s 179: Subst 2022 No 21, sec 75.