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Part 5 · Personnel Matters

34. Preservation of secrecy

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(1)

A member of the Board, the Chief Executive, or an officer, inspector, agent or committee member of the Board, who has information in his or her capacity as such that would not otherwise be available to him or her, must not disclose that information to any person except —

(a)

in the performance of the Board’s functions;

(b)

with the prior authorisation from the Board to do so;

(c)

for the purposes of any investigations or proceedings for an offence under this Act, or any report of those proceedings;

(d)

as required by an order of court or required or allowed by or under any written law; or

(e)

in complying with the requirements in the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018 for members of the Board or committee members to disclose interests.

(2)

Any person who, without reasonable excuse, 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.

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