126Recording, use or disclosure of information

126 Recording, use or disclosure of information

126 Recording, use or disclosure of information

(1) A person must not, directly or indirectly, record, use or disclose information obtained by the person because of a function the person has or had under this Act.

Maximum penalty—imprisonment for 12 months.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the recording, use or disclosure of information—

(a) for the purpose of performing a function under this Act, or

(b) as required or allowed under this Act or another Act, or

(c) under an order of a court or other person or body acting judicially, or

(d) for the purpose of a proceeding under Part 6 or another proceeding before a court or other person or body acting judicially, or

(e) for the purpose of the investigation of a suspected offence or the conduct of proceedings against a person for an offence, or

(f) with the written consent of—

(i) the person to whom the information relates, or

(ii) an executor or administrator of the estate of the person to whom the information relates.

(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to the recording, use or disclosure of statistical or other information that is not personal information.