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State Debt Recovery Act 2018
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#### 108 Disclosure of information
108 Disclosure of information
> > (1) The Chief Commissioner, or any other person engaged in the administration or execution of this Act, may disclose personal information obtained in relation to a person in the administration or execution of this Act—
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> > > (a) in connection with the administration or execution of this Act (including for the purpose of the recovery of a State debt), or
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> > > (b) to a referring officer, or a delegate of a referring officer, for the purposes of the administration or execution of this Act, or
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> > > (c) with the consent of the person to whom the information relates or at the request of a person acting on behalf of the person to whom the information relates, or
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> > > (d) to the Commissioner of Fines Administration under the [Fines Act 1996](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1996-099), in connection with the exercise of the functions of the Commissioner of Fines Administration under that Act with respect to State debts and the debt recovery guidelines, or
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> > > (d1) to a person engaged in the administration or execution of the [Unclaimed Money Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1995-075) in connection with the administration or execution of that Act by the person, including for the purposes of legal proceedings arising out of that Act or a report of the proceedings, or
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> > > (e) to a tax officer, in connection with the administration or execution of a taxation law, or
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> > > (f) to the Hardship Review Board, or
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> > > (g) as authorised or required by or under this Act or any other Act or law.
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> > (2) Without limiting subsection (1) (a), personal information may be disclosed to an employer or past employer of a debtor for the purposes of the administration, enforcement or execution of a garnishee order.
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> > (3) A person engaged in the administration or execution of this Act must not disclose any personal information obtained in relation to any person in the administration or execution of this Act except as authorised or required by this Act or any other Act or law.
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> > Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
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> > (4) A person to whom any personal information about a person is disclosed by the Chief Commissioner or by a person engaged in the administration or execution of this Act in accordance with this section must not disclose that personal information to another person unless the disclosure is made—
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> > > (a) with the consent of the Chief Commissioner, or
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> > > (b) so as to enable the person to exercise a function conferred on the person by law, or
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> > > (c) as authorised or required by or under this Act or any other Act or law.
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> > Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
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> **s 108:** Am 2025 No 37, Sch 7.