Offence—unauthorised making a record of, disclosure of or use of protected information
164 Offence—unauthorised making a record of, disclosure of or use of protected information
If:
a person intentionally:
makes a record of; or
discloses to any other person; or
otherwise makes use of;
information; and
the person is not authorised or required under:
the family assistance law; or
the Social Security Act 1991; or
the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999;
to make the record, disclosure or use of the information that is made by the person; and
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.
Strict liability applies to the element of an offence against subsection (1) that a person not authorised or required to do something is not authorised or required to do that thing under:
the family assistance law; or
the Social Security Act 1991; or
the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999.
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