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Section : 271 Confidentiality of information
Domain : Human Resource Management
Classification : Not Identified

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  • (c) use the information or document for any purpose.
  • (3) Subsection (2) does not apply to the disclosure of information, or the giving of access to a document or the use of information or a document:
  • (a) about a person, with the person's consent; or
  • (b) that is necessary for the exercise of a power or function under this Act; or
  • (c) that is authorised under section 271A; or
  • (d) that is required by any court, tribunal, authority or person having lawful authority to require the production of documents or the answering of questions; or
  • (e) that is required or authorised under a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory; or
  • (f) to a Minister.
  • (4) A person commits an offence if:
  • (a) the person (the defendant ) intentionally discloses to another person the name of an individual; and
  • (b) the individual has made a complaint in relation to the person to whom the individual's name is disclosed; and
  • (c) the defendant knows or is reckless as to that fact. Penalty: The tier D monetary penalty.

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