s 163
In forceOffence—unauthorised obtaining of protected information
Volume 2Parts 6 to 10 (sections 153 to 235)
Part 6Provisions relating to information
Division 2Confidentiality
163 Offence—unauthorised obtaining of protected information
(1)
If:
(a)
a person intentionally obtains information; and
(b)
the person is not authorised under the family assistance law to obtain the information; and
(c)
the person knows or ought reasonably to know that the information is protected information;
the person commits an offence punishable on conviction by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years.
(2)
Strict liability applies to the element of an offence against subsection (1) that a person not authorised to do something is not authorised under the family assistance law to do that thing.
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