138External disclosure of restricted information or confidential information prohibited

138 External disclosure of restricted information or confidential information prohibited

(1) A Gellung Warl official must not disclose information obtained by that Gellung Warl official in the course of performing their functions or exercising their powers under this Act or any other Act to an entity if the information is—

(a) restricted information; or

(b) any other kind of information specified in the internal rules to be confidential information.

(2) This section does not apply to—

(a) culturally sensitive or culturally secret information (whether or not it is also restricted information); or

See section 136 in relation to disclosure of culturally sensitive or culturally secret information.

(b) a disclosure of information to another Gellung Warl official.

Restrictions apply to disclosure between Gellung Warl officials of restricted information—see Division 2.