Victorian Current Acts

SUSTAINABILITY VICTORIA ACT 2005 - SECT 19C

    (1)     A person must not disclose any confidential information or commercially-sensitive information obtained by the person during the exercise of a power or performance of a function or duty under, or in connection with, this Act or the regulations except in accordance with this Part.

Penalty:     120 penalty units.

    (2)     Subsection (1) does not apply to the following disclosures of confidential information or commercially-sensitive information—

        (a)     a disclosure made in the exercise of a power or the performance of a function or duty under, or in connection with, this Act or any other Act or the regulations;

        (b)     a disclosure made with the consent of the person to whom the information relates;

        (c)     a disclosure made to a court or tribunal in the course of legal proceedings;

        (d)     a disclosure made pursuant to an order of a court or tribunal;

        (e)     a disclosure of information that is in the public domain at the time of the disclosure other than as the result of a disclosure prohibited under this Act or any other Act;

        (f)     a disclosure made to an Australian legal practitioner for the purposes of obtaining legal advice or representation;

        (g)     a disclosure to the IBAC made as required or authorised by or under this Act or the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Act 2011 ;

        (h)     a disclosure made such that the information is aggregated with other information and de‑identified so as to conceal its source;

              (i)     a disclosure to any of the following agencies to enable the agency to prevent, detect, investigate or prosecute an offence—

              (i)     the Head, Recycling Victoria;

              (ii)     the Environment Protection Authority;

              (iii)     Victoria Police;

              (iv)     the Australian Federal Police;

              (v)     the Victorian WorkCover Authority;

              (vi)     the IBAC;

              (vii)     the Victorian Inspectorate;

              (viii)     the Ombudsman;

              (ix)     the Auditor-General;

              (x)     a prescribed person or body;

        (j)     a disclosure made to prevent or minimise a serious risk of—

              (i)     failure of, or disruption to, waste, recycling or resource recovery services; or

              (ii)     harm to human health or the environment;

        (k)     a disclosure of information to a government agency if the disclosure—

              (i)     is necessary for research or the compiling or analysis of statistics; and

              (ii)     does not include personal information; and

              (iii)     is in the public interest;

        (l)     a disclosure that may be made under another Act.

Pt 2B (Heading and s. 19D) inserted by No. 36/2022 s. 78.

Part 2B—Regulations

S. 19D inserted by No. 36/2022 s. 78.