Victorian Numbered Acts

PARLIAMENTARY BUDGET OFFICER ACT 2017 (NO. 27 OF 2017) - SECT 20

    (1)     A person who is or was a PBO officer must not provide or disclose any protected information to or in a court or a tribunal, or to a relevant authority, except—

        (a)     for the performance of the functions or exercise of the powers of the person or the Parliamentary Budget Officer under this Act; or

        (b)     as is otherwise authorised or required by or under this Act.

Penalty:     50 penalty units.

    (2)     A person who is or was a PBO officer must not provide or disclose to or in a court or a tribunal, or to a relevant authority, any information or document given to the Parliamentary Budget Officer if the public sector body Head who gave the information or document requested under section 26(4) that it be kept confidential.

Penalty:     50 penalty units.

    (3)     In this section—

"court" does not include the Supreme Court;

"relevant authority" means an authority or person who has the power to require the production of documents or the answering of questions.