42
No.
Prohibition
of
publication
or disclosure
of
information
to
unauthorised
persons
of 2013]
Medicines and Allied Substances
person shall, as soon as is practicable after the commencement of
the meeting, declare that interest and shall not, unless the Board or
the committee otherwise directs, take part in any consideration or
discussion of, or vote on, any question relating to that matter.
(2) A declaration of interest made under subparagraph (1) shall
be recorded in the minutes of the meeting at which it is made.
(3) In this paragraph, “ relative ” in relation to a person means—
(a)a parent, son, daughter, brother, sister, niece, uncle, auntie,
grandparent or cousin of the person or that person’s
spouse; and
(b) a spouse of that person.
6. (1) A person shall not, without the consent in writing given
by, or on behalf of, the Authority, publish or disclose to any
unauthorised person, otherwise than in the course of duties of that
person, the contents of any document, communication, or
information whatsoever, which relates to or which has come to the
knowledge of that person in the course of that person’s duties under
this Act.
(2) A person who contravenes subparagraph (1) commits an
offence and is liable, upon conviction, to a fine not exceeding five
hundred thousand penalty units or to imprisonment for a period not
exceeding two years, or to both.
(3) A person who, having any information which to the knowledge
of that person has been published or disclosed in contravention of
subparagraph (1), unlawfully publishes or communicates the
information to any other person, commits an offence and is liable,
upon conviction, to a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand
penalty units or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding two
years, or to both.
Immunity
7. An action or other proceeding shall not lie or be instituted
against a member of the Board or a member of a committee of the
Board for, or in respect of, any act or thing done or omitted to be
done in good faith in the exercise or performance of, or purported
exercise or performance of any of the powers, functions or duties
conferred under this Act.
PART II
FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
Funds of
Authority
8. (1) The funds of the Authority shall consist of such moneys
as may—