Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

CENSUS AND STATISTICS ACT 1905 - SECT 19A

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.