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Offence—unauthorised obtaining of protected information

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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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Section 163 — Offence—unauthorised obtaining of protected information — A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999 (Commonwealth) — Barrister AI