Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997 - SECT 62

Secrecy

62. Secrecy



(1) A person who-

   (a)  is or has at any time been a member or acting member of the Panel; or

   (b)  is or has been present at any proceeding of the Panel-

must not, either directly or indirectly, make a record of, or divulge or
communicate to any person, any information that is or was acquired by the
person by reason of being or having been a member or acting member of the
Panel or present at a proceeding of the Panel, except as permitted by this
section. Penalty: 10 penalty units.





(2) A person referred to in subsection (1) may make a record of, or divulge or
communicate information referred to in subsection (1)-

   (a)  to the extent necessary to perform his or her official duties or to
        perform a function or exercise a power under this Act; or

   (b)  in the case of information relating to the personal affairs of another
        person, if that other person has given written consent to the making
        of the record or the divulging or communicating of the information.

(3) Subsection (1) does not prevent a person producing a document or divulging
information to a court in the course of criminal proceedings or proceedings
under this Act.