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ANTI-DISCRIMINATION ACT 1977 - SECT 124A
Secrecy
124A Secrecy
(1) This section applies to every person who is or has been-- (a) a member of
the Board, or
(b) a member of staff of the Board within the meaning of
section 86 (2), or
(c) a member of staff of the President within the meaning
of section 94C (2), or
(d) any other person acting under the authority of the
Board, or
(e) an academic or other person referred to in section 119 (1) (h).
(2) This section applies to information concerning the affairs of any person
that is or has been obtained by a person to whom this section applies-- (a) in
the course of exercising functions under this Act, or
(b) as a result of
another person exercising functions under this Act,
unless the information is
otherwise publicly available or is information the disclosure of which is
authorised or required under a provision of another Act.
(3) A person to whom
this section applies must not, either directly or indirectly, make a record
of, disclose or communicate to any person any information to which this
section applies unless it is necessary to do so for the purposes of, or in
connection with, the exercise of a function under this Act or is otherwise
permitted by this Act. : Maximum penalty--10 penalty units.
(4) Information
concerning the affairs of any person that is or has been obtained by a person
to whom this section applies-- (a) in the course of exercising functions under
this Act, or
(b) as a result of another person exercising functions under
this Act,
is inadmissible in a court and a person cannot be required, by
subpoena or otherwise, to produce or disclose it except in proceedings
(including any prosecution) under or arising out of this Act.
(5) Information
to which this section applies may be disclosed or communicated to the
Minister, or recorded for that purpose, if the President certifies in writing
that it is necessary to do so in the public interest.
(6) In this section--
"court" includes a tribunal having power to require the production of
documents or the answering of questions.
"produce" includes permit access to.
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