75   Disclosure of information

(1)  A person who discloses information obtained in connection with the administration of this Act is guilty of an offence unless the court is satisfied that there was a lawful excuse for the disclosure.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

(2)  The reference in this section to a lawful excuse for the disclosure of information includes a reference to disclosure of the information:

(a)  with the consent of the person to whom it relates, or

(b)  in connection with the administration or execution of this Act, or

(c)  for the purposes of legal proceedings arising out of this Act or of a report of any such legal proceedings, or

(d)  in accordance with a requirement imposed under the Ombudsman Act 1974, or

(e)  in any other prescribed circumstances.