Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Business Licensing Authority Act 1998 - SECT 18

Secrecy

18. Secrecy



(1) This section applies to every person who is or has been a member of the
Authority, the Registrar, a Deputy Registrar, a member of the other staff
assisting the Authority, a person whose services are used by the Authority
under section 7(2) or a person engaged under section 8.

(2) A person to whom this section applies must not, either directly or
indirectly, make a record of, or disclose or communicate to any person, any
information concerning the affairs of any person acquired by reason of the
office or employment under or for the purposes of this Act or a business
licensing Act.

Penalty: 5 penalty units.

(3) Despite subsection (2), a person to whom this section applies may-

   (a)  make a record of, or disclose or communicate any information referred
        to in that subsection-

   (i)  in any legal proceedings under this Act or any of the business
        licensing Acts; or

   (ii) in the performance of a duty under or in connection with this Act or
        any of the business licensing Acts;

   (b)  divulge or communicate any information referred to in that subsection
        to-

   (i)  the Director; or

   (ii) the Tribunal; or

   (iii) a member of the police force for the purposes of reporting a
        suspected offence or assisting in the investigation of a suspected
        offence; or

   (iv) a member of the police force who is performing a duty under or in
        connection with any Act; or

   (v)  a prescribed person who is, or a prescribed body which is, performing
        a duty under or in connection with any Act; or

   (vi) with the consent of the person to whom the information relates, to any
        other person.