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Unauthorised disclosure of confidential information.
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24.— (1) Except in the circumstances specified in subsection (2), a person shall not disclose confidential information obtained while performing functions as—
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(a) a director of the Agency,
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(b) a member of a committee of the Agency,
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(c) the chief executive or any other member of staff of the Agency,
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(d) an authorised officer,
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(e) a person engaged by the Agency as a consultant or adviser, or
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(f) an employee of a person referred to in paragraph (e).
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(2) A person does not contravene subsection (1) by disclosing confidential information if—
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(a) the Agency authorises its disclosure,
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(b) the disclosure is made to the Agency,
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(c) the disclosure is made to the Minister by or on behalf of the Agency or in compliance with a requirement of this Act, or
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(d) the disclosure is otherwise required by law.
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(3) In this section “ confidential information ” means—
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(a) information that is expressed by the Agency to be confidential either as regards particular information or as regards information of a particular class or description, and
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(b) proposals of a commercial nature or tenders submitted to the Agency by a contractor, a consultant or any other person.
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