Queensland Numbered Acts

TOW TRUCK ACT 2023 - SECT 144

144 Confidentiality

(1) This section applies to a person who—

(a) is, or has been, any of the following persons performing functions under or relating to the administration of this Act—

(i) an authorised officer;

(ii) a public service employee;

(iii) a contractor of the department;

(iv) a person employed or otherwise engaged by a contractor of the department;

(v) another person prescribed by regulation; and

(b) in that capacity, has acquired or has access to confidential information about another person.

(2) The person must not disclose the confidential information to anyone else, or use the information, other than under this section.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.

(3) The person may disclose or use the confidential information—

(a) to the extent the disclosure or use is—

(i) necessary to perform the person’s functions under or relating to this Act; or

(ii) otherwise required or permitted under this Act or another law; or

(b) with the consent of the person to whom the information relates; or

(c) in compliance with a lawful process requiring production of documents to, or giving evidence before, a court or tribunal.

(4) However, subsection (3) (b) does not apply if the confidential information is criminal intelligence.

(5) In this section—

"disclose" includes give access to.