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Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008
sec.411Conciliators to maintain secrecy
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### sec.411 Conciliators to maintain secrecy
A conciliator involved in a conciliation process must not disclose information coming to the conciliator’s knowledge during the conciliation process.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
However, a conciliator may disclose information—
with the agreement of all parties to the dispute; or
for statistical purposes without revealing the identity of any person about whom the information is relevant; or
for an inquiry or proceeding about an offence or other misconduct that happens during the conciliation process; or
if the information is about injury or the threat of injury to any person; or
under a requirement under this or another Act.
Also, if a person gives a document to a conciliator during the conciliation process and asks the conciliator to disclose the document to an authorised person, the conciliator may make the disclosure.
(sec.411-ssec.1) A conciliator involved in a conciliation process must not disclose information coming to the conciliator’s knowledge during the conciliation process. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(sec.411-ssec.2) However, a conciliator may disclose information— with the agreement of all parties to the dispute; or for statistical purposes without revealing the identity of any person about whom the information is relevant; or for an inquiry or proceeding about an offence or other misconduct that happens during the conciliation process; or if the information is about injury or the threat of injury to any person; or under a requirement under this or another Act.
(sec.411-ssec.3) Also, if a person gives a document to a conciliator during the conciliation process and asks the conciliator to disclose the document to an authorised person, the conciliator may make the disclosure.
- (a) with the agreement of all parties to the dispute; or
- (b) for statistical purposes without revealing the identity of any person about whom the information is relevant; or
- (c) for an inquiry or proceeding about an offence or other misconduct that happens during the conciliation process; or
- (d) if the information is about injury or the threat of injury to any person; or
- (e) under a requirement under this or another Act.