Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) A regulated person may disclose protected information—
(a) with the consent (express or implied) of the person to whose affairs the information relates; or
(b) to an enforcement agency for the purpose of law enforcement; or
S. 10.1.32(1)(c) amended by No. 40/2008 s. 22(a).
(c) to a gambling regulator for regulatory or law enforcement purposes; or
S. 10.1.32
(1)(ca) inserted by No. 47/2018 s. 6,
amended by No. 52/2021 s. 53, substituted by
No. 14/2023 s. 73.
(ca) to an authorised officer (within the meaning of the Taxation Administration Act 1997 ) for the purpose of administering the Gambling Taxation Act 2023 and the Taxation Administration Act 1997 as it applies to that Act; or
S. 10.1.32 (1)(cb) inserted by No. 26/2022 s. 15.
(cb) to the Victorian Liquor Commission established under Part 9A of the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998 for the purpose of performing its functions under that Act; or
(d) with the authorisation of the Minister or the Commission under subsection (3); or
(e) if the information was considered at a meeting or inquiry, or part of a meeting or inquiry, of the Commission that was held in public.
S. 10.1.32(2) amended by No. 71/2008 s. 37(3).
(2) In addition to any disclosure permitted under subsection (1), the Minister or the Commission may disclose protected information (except to a court) if the Minister or the Commission (as the case requires) considers that—
(a) disclosure of the information is in the public interest; or
(b) in the circumstances, disclosure of the information is not unreasonable.
(3) The Minister or the Commission may authorise the disclosure of protected information, or protected information of a specified class, if the Minister or the Commission (as the case requires) considers that—
(a) disclosure of the information, or information of the class, is in the public interest; or
(b) in the circumstances, disclosure of the information, or information of the class, is not unreasonable.
(4) An authorisation under subsection (3) may be expressed to apply to a specified regulated person, to regulated persons of a specified class or to all regulated persons.
S. 10.1.32(4A) inserted by No. 71/2008 s. 37(4).
(4A) An authorisation cannot be given under subsection (3) to disclose protected information to a court.
Note
The disclosure of protected information to a court is dealt with in section 10.1.31.
S. 10.1.32(5) repealed by No. 9/2018 s. 22.
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S. 10.1.33 substituted by No. 54/2006 s. 17.