Confidentiality of proceedings
15A.—(1)  This section applies to the following information:
(a)any statement or document submitted, created or made for the purposes of a proceeding before an assessor;
(b)any information (whether written or oral) that is disclosed in the course of the proceeding.
(2)  A party to the proceeding must not disclose to any other person any information in subsection (1), except —
(a)with the consent of the party to whom the information relates;
(b)to the extent that the information is already in the public domain;
(c)to the extent that the disclosure is necessary for the purposes of, or in connection with, the proceeding, the enforcement of an assessor’s determination, or any proceeding before a court or arbitral tribunal; or
(d)to the extent that the disclosure is required for any purpose under this Act.
(3)  A person who contravenes subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000.
(4)  Where there is a contravention of subsection (2), a person who has suffered loss or damage as a result of the contravention has a right of action against the person who contravenes the subsection.
(5)  The types of relief the court may grant in an action under subsection (4) include an injunction and damages.
[Act 29 of 2020 wef 20/06/2020]