412Secrecy provisions

412 Secrecy provisions (1) This section applies to a person who— (a) is, or has at any time been— (i) appointed for the purposes of this Part; or (ii) authorised to perform or exercise any function or power of the Authority under this Part; and (b) has acquired information by reason of being or having been so appointed or authorised. (2) A person to whom this section applies may— (a) produce a document or divulge or communicate information to any of the following— (i) a court in the course of criminal proceedings or in the course of any proceeding under this Act; (ii) the Secretary to the Department of Treasury and Finance; (iii) the Secretary to the Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development; (iv) an authority, department or public body, within the meaning of the **Financial Management Act 1994**, which has functions in relation to particular accident compensation matters arising under this Act or any other Act; (v) the Transport Accident Commission; (vi) a person who has responsibility for the administration of a welfare, benefit or compensation scheme of another State or a Territory or the Commonwealth; (vii) a corresponding Authority; (viii) the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission; (ix) the Australian Bureau of Statistics; S. 412(2)(a)(x) repealed by No. 67/2014 s. 147(Sch. 2 item 46). (xi) a person or body approved by the Governor in Council; (xii) a committee of the Parliament; and (b) produce a document or disclose information which is required or permitted to be produced or disclosed by or under this Act or any other Act. (3) A person to whom this section applies must not— (a) either directly or indirectly make a record of, or divulge or communicate to anyone else, any information referred to in subsection (1)(b), except to the extent necessary to perform official duties, or to perform or exercise a function or power referred to in subsection (1)(a)(ii); or (b) make use of that information, for any purpose other than the performance of official duties or the performance or exercise of a function or power referred to in subsection (1)(a)(ii). (4) The Minister must cause a report of requests for the approval of persons or bodies by the Governor in Council under subsection (2)(a)(xi) to be laid before each House of the Parliament within 14 sitting days of that House after 30 June in each year. (5) The report must include the following matters in respect of each request— (a) the name of the person sought to be approved; (b) the reason for the request; (c) the date of the request; (d) whether the request was approved or refused.