(1) Save as otherwise provided by law and subject to subsection (2), a person shall not, unless duly authorised by the Authority, disclose confidential information obtained by the person while performing or as a result of performing any functions as -

(a) a member of the Authority,

(b) a member of the staff (including the Chief Executive) of the Authority,

(c) a member of an advisory committee,

(d) a consultant or adviser to the Authority or an employee of such person,

(e) a member of the Accreditation Board, or

(f) a member of the Appeals Board.

(2) Subsection (1) does not prohibit the disclosure of information by means of a report made -

(a) to the Authority,

(b) to the Minister, by or on behalf of the Authority, or

(c) to a coroner holding an inquest under the Coroners Act 1962 on the body of a person whose death may have been caused through personal injury.