Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) In this section, relevant person means a person who is or has been—
S.
499(1)
(a)–(c)
repealed by No. 52/1998
s. 240(a)(i).
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(d) the Director; or
S. 499(1)(e) substituted by No. 35/2000 s. 50(b), amended by No. 108/2004 s. 117(1) (Sch. 3 item 174).
(e) a person employed under Part 3 of the Public Administration Act 2004 in the administration of this Act; or
(f) a person to whom the Director had delegated a function or power under this Act.
S. 499(2) amended by Nos 67/2010 s. 155, 45/2018 s. 329(1), 17/2024 s. 6(45)(a).
(2) Subject to subsection (3), a relevant person must not, either directly or indirectly, make a record of or divulge or communicate to any person, information concerning the affairs of a person, being information acquired by the relevant person by reason of the relevant person's office or employment under or for the purposes of this Act.
Penalty: 150 penalty units.
(3) Nothing in subsection (2) precludes a person from—
(a) making a record of or divulging or communicating information—
S. 499(3)(a)(i) amended by No. 45/2002 s. 97.
(i) in the performance of a function or the exercise of a power under this or any other Act; or
S. 499(3)(a)(ia) inserted by No. 45/2018 s. 329(2).
(ia) to a law enforcement agency or other government agency, for a purpose referred to in clause 2.1(g) and (h) of Schedule 1 to the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 ; or
(ii) with the written authority of the Minister; or
(iii) with the written authority of the person to whom the information relates; or
(b) producing a document to a court in the course of criminal proceedings or in the course of any proceedings under this or any other Act; or
S. 499(3)(c) amended by No. 17/2024 s. 6(45)(b).
(c) divulging or communicating to a court in the course of any proceedings referred to in paragraph (b) any matter or thing coming under the person's notice in the performance of a function or the exercise of a power referred to in paragraph (a); or
(d) providing non-identifying information for statistical purposes only to any person approved by the Minister.
S. 499(4) repealed by No. 52/1998
s. 240(a)(ii).
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S. 500 repealed by No. 103/2004 s. 62.
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S. 501 (Heading) inserted by No. 45/2018 s. 330(1).
S. 501 amended by Nos 67/2010 ss 67(a), 156, 45/2018 s. 330(2)(3).