11   Disclosure and misuse of certain information

(1)  A person shall not disclose any information obtained in connection with the administration or execution of this Act unless that disclosure is made:

(a)  with the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained,

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

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

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

(e)  with other lawful excuse.

(2)  A person acting in the administration or execution of this Act shall not use, either directly or indirectly, information acquired by the person in that capacity, being information that is not generally known but if generally known might reasonably be expected to affect materially the market value or price of any land for the purpose of gaining either directly or indirectly any personal advantage.

(3)  The following persons, namely:

(a)  contract valuers,

(b)  directors of corporations that are contract valuers,

(c)  officers, employees and agents of contract valuers,

      are, for the purposes of this section, taken to be involved in the administration or execution of this Act. Accordingly, they are persons to whom subsections (1) and (2) apply.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.