s 66 Protection of confidential information
66.—(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), a person who is or has been involved in the administration or enforcement of this Act must not disclose any information relating to any health product that the person knows or ought reasonably to know to be confidential information. (2) Nothing in subsection (1) prevents any person from disclosing any information within the person’s knowledge concerning any health product where the disclosure is made —(a) with the permission of the person from whom the information was obtained; (b) for the purpose of the administration or enforcement of this Act; (c) for the purpose of assisting any public officer or officer of any other statutory board in the investigation or prosecution of any offence under any written law; (d) for any other prescribed purpose; or (e) in compliance with the requirement of any court or the provisions of any written law. (3) For the purpose of this section, the reference to a person disclosing or making use of any information includes that person permitting any other person to have any access to any record, document or other thing which is in that person’s possession or under that person’s control by virtue of that person being or having been involved in the administration or enforcement of this Act. (4) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.