Employment Equity Act, 1998 (Act No. 55 of 1998)Chapter VI : General Provisions59. Breach of confidentiality |
| (1) | Any person who discloses any confidential information acquired in the performance of a function in terms of this Act, commits an offence. |
| (2) | Subsection (1) does not apply if the information— |
| (a) | is disclosed to enable a person to perform a function in terms of this Act; or |
| (b) | must be disclosed in terms of this Act, any other law or an order of court. |
| (3) | A person convicted of an offence in terms of this section may be sentenced to a fine not exceeding R30 000,00. |
[Subsection (3) amended by section 23 of Act No. 47 of 2013]
| (4) | The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, amend the maximum amount of the fine referred to in subsection (3) in order to counter the effect of inflation. |
[Subsection (4) amended by section 23 of Act No. 47 of 2013]