National Disability Authority Act, 1999

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Chapter IV

Disclosures, Declarations and Disqualifications Relating to Authority

Disclosure of information.

29.—(1) Save as otherwise provided by law, a person shall not, without the consent of the Authority, disclose any information obtained by him or her while performing, or as a result of having performed, duties as a member of the Authority, a member of staff of the Authority (including the Director), a member of an advisory committee or a consultant or adviser to the Authority.

(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £1,500.

(3) Nothing in subsection (1) shall prevent the disclosure of information in a report made to the Authority or by or on behalf of the Authority to the Minister.