Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) A public official shall not, without reasonable excuse, make a record of, or wilfully disclose to another person, confidential information gained through the public official's involvement in the administration of this Act.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a public official who makes a record of, or discloses, confidential information—
(a) to another person for this Act; or
(b) to another person, if expressly authorised under another Territory law; or
(c) for the purposes of a proceeding in a court or tribunal.
Note A reference to an Act includes a reference to the statutory instruments made or in force under the Act, including regulations (see Legislation Act 2001 , s 104).
(3) In this section:
"confidential information" means—
(a) information about the identity, occupation or whereabouts of a person who has made a public interest disclosure or against whom a public interest disclosure has been made; or
(b) information contained in a public interest disclosure; or
(c) information concerning an individual's personal affairs; or
(d) information that, if disclosed, may cause detriment to a person.