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(b) publishing guidelines to public agencies on information and records
management, including the manner in which access to information can be
made more efficient by public agencies;
(c) publishing guidelines on the creation, management and disposal of records
and, subject to the availability of resources, the digitising of records and
use of the internet as far as possible to publish information by public
agencies;
(d) training information officers and other employees of public agencies on
the right to information and the effective implementation of this Act;
(e) promoting public awareness in relation to the application of this Act; and
(f) disseminating information to the public in relation to the framework and
procedures for the exercise of a person’s rights under this Act, including
publishing material in relation to exempt matter.
Commission to maintain confidentiality
39.—(1) Any member, staff, employee, agent or consultant of the Commission must
not, directly or indirectly, make a record of, disclose or communicate to any person any
information acquired in the performance of the Commission’s functions under this Act,
unless—
(a) it is necessary to do so for the purposes of, or in connection with, the
performance of a function of the Commission under this Act;
(b) it is necessary to do so for the purposes of producing a document or
giving evidence to a court in the course of civil or criminal proceedings or
proceedings under this Act or any other written law; or
(c) it is necessary to do so for reporting a breach of this Act.
(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable upon
conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5
years or both.
Annual report
40. The annual report published by the Commission must—
(a) include a report on the exercise of the Commission’s functions under this
Act during the year; but
(b) not contain the names of any person making a request under this Act.
PART 6—MISCELLANEOUS
Unlawful access
41. A person who, in order to gain access to personal information of another person,
knowingly deceives or misleads the Commission or any public agency to provide such
information commits an offence and is liable upon conviction to a fine not exceeding
$10,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or both.
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