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Transport Planning and Coordination Act 1994
sec.36GAConfidentiality
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### sec.36GA Confidentiality
A person must not disclose, record or use information the person gained—
through involvement in the administration of this Act; or
because of an opportunity provided by the involvement.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
However, a person may disclose, record or use the information—
in the discharge of a function under this Act; or
if it is authorised—
under another Act or a regulation; or
by the person to whom the information relates; or
in a proceeding before a court or tribunal in which the information is relevant.
Also, a person may disclose information, other than a person’s digital photo or digitised signature, to the administrator of a prescribed authorisation Act that is not a transport Act—
to the extent it is relevant to an application mentioned in section 28EA (1) (a) ; or
if the person reasonably suspects the information is relevant to the possible commission of an offence against the prescribed authorisation Act.
Subsection (3) does not limit section 28ED (5) .
In this section—
disclose information means—
intentionally or recklessly disclose the information; or
allow access to the information.
information includes a person’s digital photo and digitised signature.
s 36GA ins 2015 No. 14 s 46
(sec.36GA-ssec.1) A person must not disclose, record or use information the person gained— through involvement in the administration of this Act; or because of an opportunity provided by the involvement. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
(sec.36GA-ssec.2) However, a person may disclose, record or use the information— in the discharge of a function under this Act; or if it is authorised— under another Act or a regulation; or by the person to whom the information relates; or in a proceeding before a court or tribunal in which the information is relevant.
(sec.36GA-ssec.3) Also, a person may disclose information, other than a person’s digital photo or digitised signature, to the administrator of a prescribed authorisation Act that is not a transport Act— to the extent it is relevant to an application mentioned in section 28EA (1) (a) ; or if the person reasonably suspects the information is relevant to the possible commission of an offence against the prescribed authorisation Act.
(sec.36GA-ssec.4) Subsection (3) does not limit section 28ED (5) .
(sec.36GA-ssec.5) In this section— disclose information means— intentionally or recklessly disclose the information; or allow access to the information. information includes a person’s digital photo and digitised signature.
- (a) through involvement in the administration of this Act; or
- (b) because of an opportunity provided by the involvement.
- (a) in the discharge of a function under this Act; or
- (b) if it is authorised— (i) under another Act or a regulation; or (ii) by the person to whom the information relates; or
- (i) under another Act or a regulation; or
- (ii) by the person to whom the information relates; or
- (c) in a proceeding before a court or tribunal in which the information is relevant.
- (i) under another Act or a regulation; or
- (ii) by the person to whom the information relates; or
- (a) to the extent it is relevant to an application mentioned in section 28EA (1) (a) ; or
- (b) if the person reasonably suspects the information is relevant to the possible commission of an offence against the prescribed authorisation Act.
- (a) intentionally or recklessly disclose the information; or
- (b) allow access to the information.