Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) This section applies to a person who has at any time—
(a) exercised a power or discharged a function under this Act or the regulations; or
(b) been employed for the purposes of, or in connection with, the administration of this Act.
S. 119(2) amended by No. 68/2014 s. 60(1)(a).
(2) A person to whom this section applies must not divulge or communicate to any person or publish any information obtained by him or her from an authority holder in the course of his or her official duties unless the divulgence, communication or publication is made—
(a) with the written consent of the authority holder or the Minister; or
(b) in connection with the administration of this Act; or
(c) for the purpose of any legal proceedings under this Act.
Penalty: 100 penalty units.
S. 119(3) amended by No. 68/2014 s. 60(1)(b).
(3) The Minister may only consent under subsection (2)(a) if he or she is of the opinion that the authority holder is unreasonably withholding consent.
S. 119(4) inserted by No. 68/2014 s. 60(2).
(4) In this section—
"authority holder" has the same meaning as in section 77U.