Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005
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Prohibition on unauthorised disclosure of confidential information. |
73.—(1) Save as otherwise provided by law and subject to subsection (2), a person shall not, unless duly authorised by the Authority, disclose confidential information obtained by the person while performing or as a result of performing any functions as— | |
(a) a member of the Authority, | ||
(b) a member of the staff (including the Chief Executive) of the Authority, | ||
(c) a member of an advisory committee, or | ||
(d) a consultant or adviser to the Authority or an employee of such person. | ||
(2) Subsection (1) does not prohibit the disclosure of information by means of a report made— | ||
(a) to the Authority, | ||
(b) to the Minister, by or on behalf of the Authority, or | ||
(c) to a coroner holding an inquest under the Coroners Act 1962 on the body of a person whose death may have been caused through personal injury. | ||
(3) The Freedom of Information Act 1997 is amended in the Third Schedule thereto— | ||
(a) by the deletion— | ||
(i) in column (1), of “ No. 7 of 1989 ”, | ||
(ii) in column (2), of “Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 1989.”, and | ||
(iii) in column (3), of “Section 45.”, | ||
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(b) by the addition to Part 1 at the end thereof— | ||
(i) in column (2), of “Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005.”, and | ||
(ii) in column (3), of “ Section 73 .”. |