Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) This section applies to a person who is, or has at any time been—
(a) a member of the Board; or
(b) appointed for the purposes of this Act, other than Part 8; or
(c) engaged as a member of staff of the Authority; or
(d) authorised to perform or exercise any function or power of the Authority or any function or power on behalf of the Authority, other than a function or power under Part 8.
(2) A person to whom this section applies may—
(a) produce a document to a court in the course of a criminal proceeding or in the course of any proceeding under this Act, the Accident Compensation Act 1985 or the Workers Compensation Act 1958 ; and
S. 595(2)(b) amended by No. 73/2016 s. 21(2).
(b) produce a document or divulge information to ACCS, a Medical Panel, the Magistrates' Court, VCAT or the County Court with respect to a matter arising under this Act, the Accident Compensation Act 1985 or the Workers Compensation Act 1958 ; and
(c) divulge or communicate to a court in the course of a criminal proceeding referred to in paragraph (a) any matter or thing coming under the notice of the person in the performance of official duties or in the performance of a function or the exercise of a power referred to in that paragraph; and
(d) produce a document or divulge or communicate information to an entity specified in Schedule 8; and
S. 595(2)(e) amended by No. 10/2022 s. 84.
(e) produce a document or divulge or communicate information as provided in section 92(1)(c) and (1)(e)(vi) of the Taxation Administration Act 1997 ; and
(f) produce a document or disclose information which is required or permitted to be produced or disclosed by or under this Act or any other Act.
(3) A person to whom this section applies must not, either directly or indirectly, make a record of, or divulge or communicate to any person, any information that is or was acquired by the person by reason of being or having been appointed, engaged or authorised as specified in subsection (1), or make use of any such information, for any purpose except—
(a) to the extent necessary to perform official duties or to perform or exercise a function or power specified under subsection (1); or
(b) for a purpose specified in subsection (2).
S. 595(4) amended by No. 44/2014 s. 24(25).
(4) The Minister must cause a report of requests for the approval of persons or bodies by the Governor in Council under item 16 of Schedule 8 to be laid before each House of the Parliament within 14 sitting days of that House after 30 June in each year.
(5) The report must include the following matters in respect of each request—
(a) the name of the person sought to be approved;
(b) the reason for the request;
(c) the date of the request;
(d) whether the request was approved or refused.