VIC: Residential Tenancies Act Section 499 Confidentiality

Confidentiality (1) In this section, relevant person means a person who is or has been— ***** (d) the Director; or (e) a person employed under Part 3 of the Public Administration Act 2004 in the administration of this Act; or (f) a person to whom the Director had delegated a function or power under this Act. (2) Subject to subsection (3), a relevant person must not, either directly or indirectly, make a record of or divulge or communicate to any person, information concerning the affairs of a person, being information acquired by the relevant person by reason of his or her office or employment under or for the purposes of this Act. Penalty: 150 penalty units.

(3) Nothing in subsection (2) precludes a person from— (a) making a record of or divulging or communicating information— (i) in the performance of a function or the exercise of a power under this or any other Act; or (ia) to a law enforcement agency or other government agency, for a purpose referred to in clause 2.1(g) and (h) of Schedule 1 to the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014; or

(ii) with the written authority of the Minister; or

(iii) with the written authority of the person to whom the information relates; or

(b) producing a document to a court in the course of criminal proceedings or in the course of any proceedings under this or any other Act; or

(c) divulging or communicating to a court in the course of any proceedings referred to in paragraph (b) any matter or thing coming under his or her notice in the performance of a function or the exercise of a power referred to in paragraph (a); or

(d) providing non-identifying information for statistical purposes only to any person approved by the Minister.

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