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DOMESTIC BUILDING CONTRACTS ACT 1995 - SECT 52I Confidentiality

DOMESTIC BUILDING CONTRACTS ACT 1995 - SECT 52I

Confidentiality

    (1)     Subject to this Part, a conciliation officer or an assessor must not disclose to any person any information obtained in the course of carrying out any function under this Part.

Penalty:     60 penalty units.

    (2)     A conciliation officer may disclose information obtained in the course of carrying out a function under this Part if the disclosure is made—

        (a)     for the purpose of carrying out that function; or

        (b)     to the Director; or

        (c)     to the Authority; or

S. 52I(2)(ca) inserted by No. 11/2023 s. 52.

        (ca)     for the purpose of an information sharing arrangement entered into by the chief dispute resolution officer under section 259AB of the Building Act 1993 ; or

        (d)     to the Victorian Managed Insurance Authority; or

S. 52I(2)(da) inserted by No. 11/2023 s. 29.

        (da)     to the Building Monitor in response to a requirement to provide information or data under a notice given to the chief dispute resolution officer under section 208K of the Building Act 1993 by the Building Monitor; or

        (e)     with the written consent of each person to whom the information relates.

Pt 5 (Heading) substituted by Nos 52/1998 s. 38(1)(a), 15/2016 s. 10(10).

Part 5—VCAT jurisdiction

Pt 5 Div. 1 (Heading and ss 51, 52) repealed by No. 52/1998

s. 38(1)(b).

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Pt 5 Div. 2 (Heading) substituted by No. 15/2016 s. 10(11).

Division 2—Proceedings before VCAT

Subdivision 1—Domestic building disputes