(3) Subsection (2) does not
apply where the requirement or request to disclose a conviction or charge
therein referred to is made—
(a) for the purposes of an inquiry being
conducted pursuant to authority conferred by or under an Act; or
(b) in
criminal or civil proceedings before a court if the fact of the conviction or
charge is relevant to an issue in the proceedings or the court has granted
permission for the requisition or request to be made.