Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) A person who
acquires any information solely as a result of the performance of the
Committee’s functions must not make a record of, or divulge or
communicate that information to any person, except —
(a) for
the purposes of —
(i)
the performance of the functions of the Committee; or
(ii)
furnishing reports to the relevant governing body
referred to in section 7(1);
(b) in
accordance with any standards, in addition to the restrictions imposed by this
Act, that may be established by the Minister for the making available to the
public or a section of the public of information that does not, either
expressly or by implication, disclose the identity of an individual or
individuals; or
(c) with
the written consent of the person to whom the information relates.
Penalty: $5 000.
(1a)
Subsection (1) applies to a person who acquires information, whether the
person did so directly or indirectly.
(2) The Minister may
from time to time determine, and publish in the manner prescribed by the
regulations, standards for the purposes of subsection (1)(b).
[Section 9 amended by No. 61 of 2004
s. 8.]