(1)  This section applies to a person engaged or previously engaged in the administration of this Act and, without limiting the foregoing, to –

(a) a rail safety officer or a person assisting a rail safety officer; and

(b) a person authorised by the Rail Safety Regulator or rail safety officer under a provision of this Act to do the act or thing provided for in that provision; and

(c) a person who is or was a delegate of the Rail Safety Regulator; and

(d) a person who is or was employed by, or engaged to provide services to or on behalf of, the Rail Safety Regulator; and

(e) a person who is or was employed by, or engaged to provide services to, a person or body engaged to provide services to the Rail Safety Regulator.

(2)  A person to whom this section applies must not disclose or communicate information obtained (whether by that person or otherwise) in the administration of this Act except –

(a) as required or authorised by or under this or any other Act; or

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

(c) in connection with the administration of the rail safety law and corresponding rail safety laws; or

(d) for law enforcement purposes, rail safety inquiries or public safety; or

(e) to a court or in connection with any proceedings; or

(f) in accordance with the regulations.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.

(3)  Nothing in this section prevents information being used to enable an Australian Rail Safety Regulator to accumulate aggregate data and to enable the Australian Rail Safety Regulator to authorise use of the aggregate data for the purposes of research or education.