(1) A person who obtains or receives information in the course of or as
a result of a protected disclosure or the investigation of a disclosed matter
under this Act must not disclose that information except for the purposes
of –
(a) the exercise of the functions under this Act of the President of the
Legislative Council, the Speaker of the House of Assembly, the Ombudsman, the
chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, the Integrity Commission or a
public body; or
(b) any report or recommendation to be made under this Act; or
(c) any report referred to in Part 9 ; or
(ca) the exercise of the functions of a Commission under the Commissions of
Inquiry Act 1995 ; or
(d) any proceedings in relation to an offence against section 54 or 87 or
this section or in relation to section 27 of the Commissions of Inquiry Act
1995 .
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 60 penalty units or imprisonment
for a term not exceeding 6 months, or both.
