Victorian Renewable Energy Act 2006
105Disclosure of information and offence
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105 Disclosure of information and offence
(1) A person must not disclose any confidential or commercially-sensitive information obtained during the exercise of a power or the performance of a function under, or in connection with, this Act.
- 60 penalty units.
(2) A person must not use any such information to obtain directly or indirectly any pecuniary or other advantage for himself or herself or any other person.
- 120 penalty units.
(3) However, the person may disclose or use such information if—
(a) the disclosure or use is made in the exercise of a power or the performance of a function under, or in connection with, this Act; or
(b) the person has the consent of the person who supplied the information; or
(c) the disclosure or use is made in legal proceedings at the direction of a court; or
(d) the information is in the public domain at the time it is disclosed or used.
(4) To avoid doubt, subsection (3) is not intended to interfere with any rights another person may have with regard to the disclosure or use of the information.