(1)  Except as required, or allowed, by this Act, another Act or any other law, a person must not disclose information provided to him or her by the Board of Inquiry in the course of an inquiry and on the condition that the person keep that information private and confidential.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.

(2)  In addition to, or in substitution for, the imposition of a penalty under subsection (1) , a court may make one or more of the following orders:

(a) if the defendant is a councillor, an order dismissing the councillor (whether suspended or not);

(b) if the defendant is a councillor (whether suspended or not) or any other person, an order barring the councillor or person from nominating as a candidate for any election for a period not exceeding 7 years.