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CENSUS AND STATISTICS ACT 1905 - SECT 19A Non - disclosure of Census information

CENSUS AND STATISTICS ACT 1905 - SECT 19A

Non - disclosure of Census information

Non - disclosure of Census information to Agencies

  (1)   A person who is or has been the Statistician or an officer must not, at any time during the period of 99 years beginning on the Census day for a Census:

  (a)   be required to divulge or communicate to an Agency any information that is contained in a form that is given to the Statistician or an authorised officer under section   10 in relation to that Census; or

  (b)   voluntarily give such information to an Agency;

other than in accordance with this Act.

Non - disclosure of Census information to a court or tribunal

  (2)   A person who is or has been the Statistician or an officer must not, at any time during the period of 99 years beginning on the Census day for a Census:

  (a)   be required to divulge or communicate to a court or tribunal any information contained in a form that is given to the Statistician or an authorised officer under section   10 in relation to that Census; or

  (b)   voluntarily give such information in evidence in proceedings before a court or tribunal.

Definitions

  (3)   In this Act:

"Agency" has the meaning given by section   7 of the Public Service Act 1999 .

"Census day" , for a Census, means the day appointed, under subsection   8(2), as the Census day for that Census.