South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts (1) Subject to this
section, a member of the Board or a person employed or engaged on work related
to the affairs of the Board must not divulge information that comes to his or
her knowledge by virtue of that office or position except—
(a) in
the course of carrying out the duties of that office or position; or
(b) as
may be authorised by or under this Act; or
(ba) as
may be authorised by or under an agreement or arrangement that has been
approved by the Attorney-General under section 73A; or
(c) in
evidence before a court in which criminal proceedings arising from matters
subject to a report of the Board have been brought.
Maximum penalty: $10 000.
(2) A person referred
to in subsection (1) may divulge information referred to in that
subsection to—
(a)
the Council; and
(ab) the
Attorney-General; and
(ac) a
member of a law enforcement or prosecution authority of a State, or of the
Commonwealth, relating to a matter referred to the authority by the
Attorney-General or reported to the authority by the Board, to which the
information is relevant; and
(ad) a
regulatory authority of a participating State who has requested the
information in connection with actual or possible disciplinary action against
a legal practitioner; and
(b) a
committee or person to whom the Council has delegated its power to appoint an
inspector pursuant to Division 5 of Part 3; and
(c) an
inspector appointed pursuant to that Division.
(3) Nothing in this
section prevents the disclosure of information relating to a complaint to the
complainant or a person acting on behalf of the complainant.