Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) In this section--
court includes any tribunal, authority or person having power to require the production of documents or the answering of questions.
health professional's board means the board responsible for administering the health practitioner registration Act under which the health practitioner is registered.
person to whom this section applies means a person who is, or has been--
(a) a member of the council or a committee of the council; or
(b) an employee of the council; or
(c) a person performing functions or exercising powers under, or for the purposes of, this Act.
produce includes permit access to.
protected document means a document that was made or obtained by a person as a person to whom this section applies, and includes a document seized, a copy of a document made, or an extract of a document taken, under this Act.
protected information means information that was disclosed to, or obtained by, a person as a person to whom this section applies.
(2) A person to whom this section applies must not--
(a) make a copy of, or take an extract from, a protected document; or
(b) make a copy of protected information; or
(c) whether directly or indirectly, disclose or make use of a protected document or protected information;
unless the person does so--
(d) in the performance of the person's functions or the exercise of the person's powers under, or in relation to, this Act; or
(e) otherwise under or for the purposes of this Act.
Maximum penalty--100 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months.
(2A) A person to whom this section applies may disclose a protected document or protected information to a foreign regulatory authority if the disclosure is necessary for the authority to perform its functions.
(2B) Also, if the protected document or protected information relates to a health professional, a person to whom this section applies may disclose the protected document or protected information to the health professional's board if it is necessary for the board to perform its functions.
(3) A person to whom this section applies is not required--
(a) to disclose protected information to a court; or
(b) to produce a protected document in court;
unless it is necessary to do so for the purpose of carrying this Act into effect.