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COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020 · Updated to 1 Jul 2026 · Part 2 · Temporary Relief for Inability to Perform Contracts

15A. Confidentiality of proceedings

Amended

Last amended by an amending law of 2020.

(1)

This section applies to the following information:

(a)

any statement or document submitted, created or made for the purposes of a proceeding before an assessor;

(b)

any information (whether written or oral) that is disclosed in the course of the proceeding.

(2)

A party to the proceeding must not disclose to any other person any information in subsection (1), except —

(a)

with the consent of the party to whom the information relates;

(b)

to the extent that the information is already in the public domain;

(c)

to the extent that the disclosure is necessary for the purposes of, or in connection with, the proceeding, the enforcement of an assessor’s determination, or any proceeding before a court or arbitral tribunal; or

(d)

to the extent that the disclosure is required for any purpose under this Act.

(3)

A person who contravenes subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000.

(4)

Where there is a contravention of subsection (2), a person who has suffered loss or damage as a result of the contravention has a right of action against the person who contravenes the subsection.

(5)

The types of relief the court may grant in an action under subsection (4) include an injunction and damages.