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Tax Administration Act 1994

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203: Offence for failure of officers of department to maintain secrecy

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"Breaking secrecy rules can get government workers in trouble"

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You need to know that a law used to say officers of a department could get in trouble if they did not keep secrets. This law was part of the Tax Administration Act 1994. It was repealed on 26 July 1996 by section 64 of the Tax Administration Amendment Act (No 2) 1996, which you can find on the legislation website https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM393217

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Part 12Offences and penalties
Offences

203Offence for failure of officers of department to maintain secrecy (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 203: repealed, on , by section 64 of the Tax Administration Amendment Act (No 2) 1996 (1996 No 56).