Section 112 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 – Obligations of confidentiality

Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (RTA 2004) · PART 6 – Dispute Resolution › Chapter 7 – Supplementary procedural matters

Revised Act prepared by the Law Reform Commission, updated to 1 March 2026. Amendments made after that date are not included.

(1)A mediator or adjudicator shall not disclose to any person any statement or information of a confidential nature made or supplied to the mediator or adjudicator in connection with the performance of his or her functions under this Part unless one or more of the conditions specified in subsection (2) is complied with.

(2)The conditions referred to in subsection (1) are—

(a) the person who makes the statement or supplies the information consents to its disclosure,

(b) the mediator or adjudicator has reasonable grounds for believing that the disclosure is necessary to prevent or reduce the danger of injury to any person or damage to any property,

(d) it would not be possible for the mediator or adjudicator to deal with or determine the dispute concerned without disclosing the statement or information.

(3)A statement or information is of a confidential nature for the purposes of subsection (1) if—

(a) it was expressed to be of such a nature by the maker or supplier of it to the mediator or adjudicator, or

(b) from the circumstances in which it was made or supplied to him or her or its subject matter, the mediator or adjudicator ought reasonably to have concluded that it was of such a nature.

(4)A person who contravenes subsection (1) is guilty of an offence.

Official source: revisedacts.lawreform.ie · Version: 2026-03-01 · Full text · Contents

Provisions referred to

Section 113Offence of providing false information to Board

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