Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) An official must not disclose information obtained by the official in the administration of this Act.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a disclosure of information—
(a) with the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained; or
(b) in the administration of this Act; or
(c) to the Minister; or
(d) to the commissioner; or
(e) with the approval of the Authority, to a person administering a corresponding law; or
(f) in a proceeding under this Act or a report of the proceeding; or
(g) in a proceeding before a court in which the information is relevant to the issue before the court; or
(h) if the information would normally be made available to any member of the public on request.
(3) In this section—
official means a person who is or was—
(a) the Minister; or
(b) the commissioner; or
(c) a member of the Authority; or
(d) the independent assessor under this Act, as in force before the commencement of the QCAT Act, chapter 7; or
(e) the executive director or a member of the staff of the office; or
(f) the assessor's registrar under this Act, as in force before the commencement of the QCAT Act, chapter 7; or
(g) an authorised officer of a relevant local government.