Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsNon - disclosure of Census information to Agencies
(1) A person who is or has been the Statistician or an officer must not, at any time during the period of 99 years beginning on the Census day for a Census:
(a) be required to divulge or communicate to an Agency any information that is contained in a form that is given to the Statistician or an authorised officer under section 10 in relation to that Census; or
(b) voluntarily give such information to an Agency;
other than in accordance with this Act.
Non - disclosure of Census information to a court or tribunal
(2) A person who is or has been the Statistician or an officer must not, at any time during the period of 99 years beginning on the Census day for a Census:
(a) be required to divulge or communicate to a court or tribunal any information contained in a form that is given to the Statistician or an authorised officer under section 10 in relation to that Census; or
(b) voluntarily give such information in evidence in proceedings before a court or tribunal.
(3) In this Act:
"Agency" has the meaning given by section 7 of the Public Service Act 1999 .
"Census day" , for a Census, means the day appointed, under subsection 8(2), as the Census day for that Census.