Correctional Services Act, 1998 (Act No. 111 of 1998)Chapter XIV : Public-Private Partnership Correctional Centres111. Preservation of confidentiality |
| 1) | Every employee of the Contractor and in the case of subcontractor, any employee of a subcontractor, must preserve confidentiality in respect of any information acquired in the course of employment unless the employee concerned is- |
| a) | reasonably obliged to disclose any such information in the course of duty; |
| b) | authorised by the National Commissioner to make such disclosure; or |
| c) | obliged by law or a court of law to do so. |
| 2) | A Contractor or subcontractor must at the time of employment of an employee draw attention to this requirement. |
| 3) | Any person who contravenes the provisions of subsection (1) or (2) is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine or to incarceration for a period not exceeding six months or both. |