ARCHIVES ACT 1983 - SECT 30A Non - disclosure of Census information

ARCHIVES ACT 1983 - SECT 30A

Non - disclosure to another person

  (1)   An Archives officer must not, at any time before a record containing Census information from a Census is in the open access period for that Census, divulge or communicate any of that information to another person (except to another Archives officer for the purposes of, or in connection with, the performance of that other officer's duties under this Act).

Note:   Section   122.4 of the Criminal Code creates an offence in relation to the disclosure of information by Commonwealth officers.

Non - disclosure to a court or tribunal

  (2)   A person who is or has been an Archives officer must not, at any time before a record containing Census information from a Census is in the open access period for that Census:

  (a)   be required to divulge or communicate any of that information to a court or tribunal; or

  (b)   voluntarily give any of that information in evidence in proceedings before a court or tribunal.

Section   58 has no effect on this section

  (3)   Section   58 does not affect the operation of this section.

Definition

  (4)   In this section:

"Archives officer" means the Director - General or a member of the staff of the Archives.