(1) A person shall not disclose confidential information obtained by him or her while performing functions as -
(a) a member, an officer, or a member of the staff of, or an adviser or consultant to, the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, or a member of the staff of such adviser or consultant, or
(b) a member of an advisory panel established under section 28F, unless he or she is duly authorised by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland to so do.
(2) Subsection (1) shall not operate to prohibit the disclosure of confidential information by a person referred to in that subsection to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, the advisory panel or to the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media in the circumstances referred to in subsection (3).
(3) The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland or an advisory panel established under section 28F may share information or documents with each other if satisfied tha
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