s. 28 (4) A person who, except for the purposes of this Act S. 27(4) or otherwise in connexion with the performance of amended by No. 13/1996 the person's duties under this Act discloses to any s. 22(m). person all or any part of the information sent to the Authority under subsection (1) is guilty of an offence. 28 Authority to send the information to relevant fire authority (1) On receipt by the Authority of the information S. 28(1) amended by referred to in section 27(1), the Authority shall No. 13/1996 send a copy of that information to the Chief Fire s. 22(n). Officer of the Metropolitan Fire Brigades or the Chief Officer of all urban and rural brigades subject to the Country Fire Authority Act 1958, whichever is appropriate. (2) Section 27(4) does not prevent an officer or member of a fire authority from disclosing exempt information to another officer or member of a fire authority. (3) For the purposes of subsection (2) exempt means any information which is information disclosed by an officer or member of a fire authority to another person for the purpose of preventing injury or damage to persons or property from a fire, explosion, leakage or spillage of dangerous goods— (a) which has occurred; or (b) which, in the reasonable opinion of the officer or member, may occur— on or at the premises to which the information relates.
S. 27(4) amended by No. 13/1996 s. 22(m). (4) A person who, except for the purposes of this Act or otherwise in connexion with the performance of the person's duties under this Act discloses to any person all or any part of the information sent to the Authority under subsection (1) is guilty of an offence. 28 Authority to send the information to relevant fire authority s. 28 S. 28(1) amended by No. 13/1996 s. 22(n). (1) On receipt by the Authority of the information referred to in section 27(1), the Authority shall send a copy of that information to the Chief Fire Officer of the Metropolitan Fire Brigades or the Chief Officer of all urban and rural brigades subject to the Country Fire Authority Act 1958, whichever is appropriate. (2) Section 27(4) does not prevent an officer or member of a fire authority from disclosing exempt information to another officer or member of a fire authority. (3) For the purposes of subsection (2) exempt information means any information which is disclosed by an officer or member of a fire authority to another person for the purpose of preventing injury or damage to persons or property from a fire, explosion, leakage or spillage of dangerous goods— (a) which has occurred; or (b) which, in the reasonable opinion of the officer or member, may occur— on or at the premises to which the information relates.
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