VICTORIA POLICE ACT 2013 - SECT 232 Offence to disclose information in relation to drug and alcohol testing

VICTORIA POLICE ACT 2013 - SECT 232

    (1)     A person must not, other than as required or authorised by this Act or the regulations, disclose to any other person the identity of a person to whom or in respect of whom a testing direction is given under Part 5 or the results of any test taken as a result of a testing direction.

Penalty:     In the case of an individual, 60 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months or both;

In the case of a body corporate, 300 penalty units.

    (2)     Subsection (1) does not apply to disclosure by—

        (a)     the person to whom or in respect of whom the testing direction is given; or

        (b)     the Chief Commissioner, being a disclosure made to the IBAC or an IBAC Officer in the performance of the Chief Commissioner's functions or duties; or

        (c)     the IBAC or an IBAC Officer, if the disclosure is necessary for the performance of the functions or duties of the IBAC or an IBAC Officer.

    (3)     Subsection (1) does not apply to the disclosure of information in a proceeding of a kind referred to in section 97.

Division 2—Other confidentiality and privilege provisions