Victorian Numbered Acts

ENERGY SAFETY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (VICTORIAN ENERGY SAFETY COMMISSION AND OTHER MATTERS) ACT 2020 (NO. 4 OF 2020) - SECT 28

For section 25 of the Energy Safe Victoria Act 2005 substitute —

        "     25     Improper use of information

    (1)     This section applies to a person who is or has been—

        (a)     a Commissioner; or

        (b)     the Chief Executive Officer; or

        (c)     the chief electrical inspector within the meaning of Part 5; or

        (d)     the Director of Gas Safety within the meaning of Part 5; or

        (e)     an employee, agent or contractor of—

              (i)     Energy Safe Victoria; or

              (ii)     OCEI within the meaning of Part 5; or

              (iii)     OGS within the meaning of Part 5; or

              (iv)     the old body within the meaning of Part 6.

    (2)     A person specified in subsection (1) must not make improper use of any protected information to obtain, directly or indirectly, any pecuniary or other advantage for any person.

Penalty:     100 penalty units.

    (3)     In this section—

"protected information", in relation to a person specified in subsection (1), means information that the person acquired in the course of the person's duties—

        (a)     as the holder of an office referred to in that subsection; or

        (b)     as an employee, agent or contractor referred to in that subsection.".