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REVENUE AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT (NO. 2) 2008 No. 75 - SECT 52

52 Amendment of s 68 (Offence to disclose confidential information)

(1) Section 68(2), 'subsection (3)'--

omit, insert--

'subsection (3) or (4)'.

(2) Section 68(3)(d)--

omit, insert--

'(d) for a legal proceeding under this Act.'.

(3) Section 68(3A) and (4)--

renumber as section 68(6) and (7).

(4) Section 68--

insert--

'(4) Also, if the commissioner becomes aware, from information obtained or held by the commissioner in the course of administering this Act, of a particular offence or suspected offence (whether against this Act or another law), the commissioner may disclose confidential information about the offence or suspected offence to a member of the Queensland Police Service or the Australian Federal Police for an investigation or proceeding (including for starting an investigation or proceeding).

'(5) For a proceeding other than a legal proceeding under this Act, the person can not be compelled to disclose to a court or to a party--

(a) confidential information; or
(b) whether or not the person has received particular confidential information; or
(c) the identity of the source of particular confidential information.'.

(5) Section 68(7), as renumbered, definition confidential information--

omit, insert--

'confidential information means information held by the commissioner, including information given under section 16, that relates to a particular application for a first home owner grant.'.



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