Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997

(1) A person is guilty of an offence if the person discloses any information relating to any industrial, agricultural or commercial secrets or working processes obtained in connection with the administration or execution of this Act or the regulations, unless the disclosure— (a) is made with the consent of— (i) the person from whom the information was obtained, or (ii) if the information relates to premises—the occupier of the premises, or (iii) if the information relates to an activity—the person carrying on or proposing to carry on the activity, or (b) is made in connection with the administration or execution of this Act or the regulations, or (c) is made with the prior permission of the Minister, or (d) is ordered by a court, or by any other body or person authorised by law to examine witnesses, in the course of, and for the purpose of, the hearing or determination by that court, body or person of any matter, or (e) is made by a member of the staff of the EPA or other regulatory authority to an officer or authority engaged in administering or executing a law of this State, the Commonwealth or of another State or Territory relating to the protection of the environment or the management of chemicals, or (f) is made by a member of the staff of the EPA or other regulatory authority to any person and its disclosure to that person is reasonably related to the prevention or amelioration of harm to the public, to any person or property or to the environment, or (g) is made under subsection (3), or (h) is made with other lawful excuse.