Miscellaneous Part 7
Section 127
(d) a person acting under a delegation under section 121.
(1) The person is not liable to an action or other proceeding for
damages for or in relation to an act done, or omitted to be done, in
good faith in the performance, or purported performance, of any
function, or in the exercise or purported exercise of any power or
authority, conferred on the Commission, the Commissioner or the
other member of the Commission.
(2) If a submission has been made, a document or information has
been given, or evidence has been given, to the Commission or the
Commissioner, a person is not liable to an action, suit or other
proceeding in respect of loss, damage or injury of any kind
suffered by another person because only that submission was
made, the document or information was given or the evidence was
given.
127 Non-disclosure of private information
(1) A person who is, or has at any time been, the Commissioner, a
member of the Commission or a member of the staff assisting the
Commission or is, or has at any time been, authorised to perform or
exercise any function or power of the Commission or the
Commissioner or any function or power on behalf of the
Commission or the Commissioner, being a function or power
conferred on the Commission or on the Commissioner under this
Act, must not, either directly or indirectly:
(a) make a record of, or divulge or communicate to any person,
any information relating to the affairs of another person
acquired by the first-mentioned person because of that
person’s office of employment under or for the purposes of
this Act or because of that person being or having been so
authorised; or
(b) make use of any such information as is mentioned in
paragraph (a); or
(c) produce to any person a document relating to the affairs of
another person given for the purposes of this Act.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years.
Disability Discrimination Act 1992
Compilation No. 33
Compilation date: 12/4/18
Authorised Version C2018C00125 registered 19/04/2018
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Registered: 19/4/18