Singapore legislation
Section 9
Section 9
Use of information
(1)
This section applies to the Commissioner, the Board, an administrator, any public officer (or employee of a public authority) acting under the Commissioner’s direction, any public officer acting under the direction of an administrator (being a public officer), and any member, officer or employee of the Board or of an administrator (being a public authority other than the Board).
(2)
The use or disclosure of means information obtained under section 8(1), or of confidential information (other than means information) obtained under section 8(2), without the consent of the individual to whom the information relates, is authorised only if the purpose of the use or disclosure is to communicate or manage the information as part of —
the administration or enforcement of this Act; or
the administration of the Scheme.
(3)
Despite subsection (2), the Commissioner, the Board or an administrator may provide information derived from means information obtained under section 8(1), or from confidential information (other than means information) obtained under section 8(2), to a public officer, a public authority or any other person or organisation, for the development or implementation of any public scheme that may be prescribed for the purposes of this subsection —
only at the request of the public officer, public authority, person or organisation (as the case may be) and with the approval of the Minister; and
only in the form of a report stating —
whether an individual satisfies the eligibility criteria for receiving any benefit under the Scheme; and
the description and amount of each benefit that the individual is eligible to receive or has received under the Scheme up to the date on which the report is made.
(4)
An approval under subsection (3)(a) may be given on such terms and conditions (regarding access to the information provided pursuant to the approval) as the Minister considers appropriate.
(5)
If an individual opts out, in the manner determined by the Commissioner, from the provision of a report about the individual mentioned in subsection (3)(b), then from the time the Commissioner, the Board or an administrator is notified that the individual has opted out, except with the consent of the individual, the Commissioner, the Board or the administrator (as the case may be) must not provide any such report about the individual.
(6)
The Board may use to administer the Scheme so much of the means information and other confidential information obtained by the Board (whether before, on or after 18 January 2016) in the course of performing the Board’s duties under the Central Provident Fund Act 1953 as the Minister approves to be used for such purpose.
(7)
Any person who does any act in contravention of subsection (2), (3) or (5) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.