Skills and Workforce Development Agency Act 2026 · Updated to 1 Jul 2026 · Part 5 · Personnel Matters
35. Preservation of secrecy
Feedback & supportAny member or committee member of the Agency, the Chief Executive, any officer, consultant, agent, delegate or subdelegate of the Agency, or any authorised person or inspector, 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 —
member
“member”, in relation to the Agency, means a member of the Agency who is appointed under section 10(1), and includes any individual appointed under section 14(2) to act in that capacity;
in the performance of the Agency’s functions;
with the prior authorisation from the Agency to do so;
for the purposes of any proceedings for an offence under this Act, or any report of those proceedings;
as required by an order of court;
in complying with the requirements in this Act for a member of the Agency or a committee member to disclose an interest; or
as required or allowed by or under this Act or any other Act.
A person 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.
In this section and section 36 —
“authorised person” means an authorised person appointed under section 46(1) or section 14A(1) of the Skills Development Levy Act 1979;
“inspector” means an inspector appointed under section 46(2), section 14A(2) of the Skills Development Levy Act 1979 or section 29(1) of the Private Education Act 2009.
inspector
“inspector” means an inspector appointed by the Agency under section 46(2);