Planning and Environment Court Act 2016
sec.21Preservation of confidentiality
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sec.21 Preservation of confidentiality
An ADR registrar or mediator must not disclose to anyone information acquired by the ADR registrar or mediator during an ADR process, other than under subsection (2) . Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. The ADR registrar or mediator may disclose the information— with the agreement of the person to whom the information relates or someone else authorised by the person; or for the purpose of giving effect to this part; or for statistical purposes not likely to reveal the identity of a person to whom the information relates; or for an inquiry or proceeding about an offence happening during the ADR process; or for a proceeding founded on fraud alleged to be connected with, or to have happened during, the ADR process; or if the disclosure is authorised under an Act or another law. s 21 amd 2019 No. 11 s 195 (sec.21-ssec.1) An ADR registrar or mediator must not disclose to anyone information acquired by the ADR registrar or mediator during an ADR process, other than under subsection (2) . Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. (sec.21-ssec.2) The ADR registrar or mediator may disclose the information— with the agreement of the person to whom the information relates or someone else authorised by the person; or for the purpose of giving effect to this part; or for statistical purposes not likely to reveal the identity of a person to whom the information relates; or for an inquiry or proceeding about an offence happening during the ADR process; or for a proceeding founded on fraud alleged to be connected with, or to have happened during, the ADR process; or if the disclosure is authorised under an Act or another law.
- (a) with the agreement of the person to whom the information relates or someone else authorised by the person; or
- (b) for the purpose of giving effect to this part; or
- (c) for statistical purposes not likely to reveal the identity of a person to whom the information relates; or
- (d) for an inquiry or proceeding about an offence happening during the ADR process; or
- (e) for a proceeding founded on fraud alleged to be connected with, or to have happened during, the ADR process; or
- (f) if the disclosure is authorised under an Act or another law.