Queensland Consolidated Acts

RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES AND ROOMING ACCOMMODATION ACT 2008 - SECT 411

411 Conciliators to maintain secrecy

(1) A conciliator involved in a conciliation process must not disclose information coming to the conciliator’s knowledge during the conciliation process.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) However, a conciliator may disclose information—

(a) with the agreement of all parties to the dispute; or

(b) for statistical purposes without revealing the identity of any person about whom the information is relevant; or

(c) for an inquiry or proceeding about an offence or other misconduct that happens during the conciliation process; or

(d) if the information is about injury or the threat of injury to any person; or

(e) under a requirement under this or another Act.

(3) Also, if a person gives a document to a conciliator during the conciliation process and asks the conciliator to disclose the document to an authorised person, the conciliator may make the disclosure.