Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) This Part applies where a person (in this Part called a confidant ) is subject to an obligation of confidence to another person (in this Part called a confider ) in respect of personal information, whether the information relates to the confider or to a third person, being an obligation in respect of a breach of which relief may be obtained (whether in the exercise of a discretion or not) in legal proceedings.
(2) This Part does not apply where a criminal penalty only may be imposed in respect of the breach.