Section 132A — Competition and Consumer Act 2010: Confidentiality of notices given under this Division

(1) A person must not disclose to any other person a notice given under this Division, or any part of or information contained in such a notice, unless the person who gave the notice has consented to the notice, or that part or information, not being treated as confidential. (2) This section does not apply if: (a) the disclosure is made by the Commonwealth Minister to: (i) another responsible Minister; or (ii) the regulator; or (iii) an associate regulator; or (b) the disclosure is made by the Commonwealth Minister and the Commonwealth Minister considers that the disclosure is in the public interest; or (c) the disclosure is made by a member of the staff of the regulator, or an associate regulator, in the performance of his or her duties as such a member of staff, and is made: (i) to another member of the staff of the regulator or associate regulator; or (ii) if the person making the disclosure is a member of the staff of the regulator—to an associate regulator; or (iii) if the person making the disclosure is a member of the staff of an associate regulator—to the regulator or another associate regulator; or (d) the disclosure is required or authorised by or under law; or (e) the disclosure is reasonably necessary for the enforcement of the criminal law or of a law imposing a pecuniary penalty. (3) This section also does not apply if the disclosure is made by a member of the staff of the regulator, or an associate regulator, in the performance of his or her duties as such a member of staff, and is made because it is reasonably necessary to protect public safety, to: (a) any other agency within the meaning of the Freedom of Information Act 1982; or (b) the Director of Public Prosecutions; or (c) a State/Territory government body (within the meaning of section 155AAA of the Competition and Consumer Act); or (d) a foreign government body (within the meaning of the Competition and Consumer Act).