Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NATIONAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL ACT 1992 - SECT 78

  (1)   The Commissioner must not, except in the performance or exercise of his or her functions or powers under this Act:

  (a)   make a record of; or

  (b)   disclose to any person;

any information about another person that the Commissioner has had access to in the performance or exercise of his or her functions or powers under this Act.

  (2)   Except for the purposes of this Act, a court must not require the Commissioner to:

  (a)   produce any document or other record in his or her possession; or

  (b)   disclose any matter or thing of which he or she had notice;

if the Commissioner has such possession or notice because of the performance or exercise of his or her functions or powers under this Act.