Section 155AA — Competition and Consumer Act 2010: Protection of Part VB information

(1) A Commission official must not disclose any protected Part VB information to any person, except: (a) when the Commission official is performing duties or functions as a Commission official; or (b) when the Commission official or the Commission is required or permitted by law to disclose the information. (2) Subsection (1) does not allow a Commission official to disclose protected Part VB information when performing a function of the Commission described in section 28. (3) In this section: Commission official means: (a) a member, or associate member, of the Commission; (b) a person referred to in subsection 27(1); (c) a person engaged under section 27A. disclose means divulge or communicate. information includes information in a document and information given in evidence. protected Part VB information means: (a) information that: (i) was obtained by the Commission under Part XID or section 155; and (ii) relates to a matter that arose under Part VB before its repeal by item 32 of Schedule 1 to the Statute Stocktake (Regulatory and Other Laws) Act 2009; or (b) information that was obtained by the Commission under section 75AY before its repeal by item 32 of Schedule 1 to the Statute Stocktake (Regulatory and Other Laws) Act 2009.