VALUATION OF LAND ACT 1916 - SECT 11
Disclosure and misuse of certain information
VALUATION OF LAND ACT 1916 - SECT 11
Disclosure and misuse of certain information
11 Disclosure and misuse of certain information
(1) A person shall not disclose any information obtained in connection with
the administration or execution of this Act unless that disclosure is made--
(a) with the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained,
(b) in connection with the administration or execution of this Act,
(c) for
the purposes of any legal proceedings arising out of this Act or of any report
of any such proceedings,
(d) in accordance with a requirement imposed under
the Ombudsman Act 1974 , or
(e) with other lawful excuse.
(2) A person
acting in the administration or execution of this Act shall not use, either
directly or indirectly, information acquired by the person in that capacity,
being information that is not generally known but if generally known might
reasonably be expected to affect materially the market value or price of any
land for the purpose of gaining either directly or indirectly any personal
advantage.
are, for the purposes of this section, taken
to be involved in the administration or execution of this Act. Accordingly,
they are persons to whom subsections (1) and (2) apply.