CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT 1984 - SECT 60A
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT 1984 - SECT 60A
(1) Subject to this
section, a person must not disclose confidential information obtained (whether
by that person or any other person) in the administration or enforcement of
this Act except—
(a) as
required or authorised by or under this Act or any other Act or law; or
(b) with
the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained or to whom
the information relates; or
(c) in
connection with the administration or enforcement of this Act; or
(d) for
the purposes of any legal proceedings arising out of the administration or
enforcement of this Act; or
(e) in
accordance with the regulations.
Maximum penalty: $10 000.
(2) Information that
is disclosed under this section for a particular purpose must not be used for
any other purpose by—
(a) the
person to whom the information was disclosed; or
(b) any
other person who gains access to the information (whether properly or
improperly and whether directly or indirectly) as a result of that disclosure.
Maximum penalty: $10 000.
(3) Nothing in this
section prevents the disclosure of statistical or other information that could
not be reasonably expected to lead to the identification of any person to whom
it relates.
(4) In this
section—
"confidential information" means—
(a)
information relating to trade processes;
(b)
medical information relating to any person;
(c) any
other information that—
(i)
is of a personal nature; or
(ii)
is by its nature confidential; or
(iii)
was specified as confidential by the person from whom the
information was obtained;
(d)
information of a prescribed class.