Singapore legislation
Section 26K
Section 26K
Confidentiality of information
(1)
A person to whom this section applies must not disclose any information contained in any document as may have come to the person’s knowledge in the course of any inquiry under this Part unless the disclosure is made —
under or for the purpose of administering this Act or its subsidiary legislation or the Infectious Diseases Act 1976; or (b)for any other purpose with the consent of the person to whom the information relates.
(2)
A person to whom this section applies who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.
(3)
This section applies to —
an investigator directed by any Inquiry Committee under section 26E(4)(a) to investigate any complaint against, or information about, a registered person;
a member of any Inquiry Committee; and
a member.