(1) A protective intervener must not disclose to any person, other than to another protective intervener or to a person in connection with a court proceeding or to a person in connection with a review by VCAT or a panel appointed under section 332 of decisions relating to the recording of information in the central register—
(a) the name of a person who gave information in confidence to a protective intervener during the course of the investigation of the subject-matter of a protective intervention report; or
(b) any information that is likely to lead to the identification of a person referred to in paragraph (a)—
without the written consent of the person referred to in paragraph (a) or authorisation by the Secretary.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
(2) The Secretary may only authorise the disclosure of information to a person under sub-section (1) if the Secretary believes on reasonable grounds that the disclosure is necessary to ensure the safety and wellbeing of the child.
(3) In this section "court proceeding" includes a proceeding in the Family Court of Australia.