Duty of officers to maintain confidentiality

(1) The Director General, upon employment of any person, shall administer an oath of confidentiality, which shall be in the prescribed form. (2) By virtue of sub-section (1), an officer of the Commission shall not, without the approval of the Director (a) make public or cause to be made public; (b) communicate or cause communication to the media or any other unauthorized person; or (c) make private copies of, any documents, papers or other information which may come to his knowledge or in possession in his capacity as an officer of CAP. 13. (3) Sub-section (2) shall not apply to an Order of the Court, the Freedom of Information Act, or any other expressed provision to the contrary in any other law. (4) Where an officer fails to comply with this section, that officer may be subject to the disciplinary measures established by the Commission for the purposes of addressing a misconduct of officers and employees of the Commission. (5) A person who fails to comply with sub-section (2) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of five thousand dollars or to imprisonment for six months or to both. (6) The Director General, with the approval of the Commission, may establish by administrative policy, the extent of a failure to comply with sub-section (2) which may be dealt with pursuant to sub-section (4). (7) The Commission may prescribe the extent of a failure to comply with sub-section (2) which may be dealt with pursuant to sub-section (5). 22