Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) A person who is, or has been, an officer of the department must not--
(a) make a record of protected information; or
(b) disclose to a person protected information about another person.
Maximum penalty--50 penalty units.
(2) However, subsection (1) does not apply if the record is made or the information disclosed--
(a) in the performance of a function under, or for, a consumer credit law; or
(b) in a legal proceeding; or
(c) with the consent of the person to whom the protected information relates; or
(d) by the chief executive under subsection (3).
(3) If the chief executive considers it appropriate, the chief executive may disclose protected information to an officer of a Commonwealth department, or a department of another State, for the administration or execution of a law of the jurisdiction about providing credit to consumers.
(4) In this section--
officer, of a department, includes the chief executive and an employee of the department.
protected information means information about a person that comes to an officer's knowledge in the course of, or because of, the officer's functions under, or for, a consumer credit law.