Unauthorised disclosure and use of court information
20 Unauthorised disclosure and use of court information
A person must not disclose or use court information obtained in the exercise of the person’s functions as a court officer or in the execution or administration of this Act except—
with the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained, or
in the exercise of those functions or in the execution or administration of this Act, or
as authorised by the regulations, or
as otherwise authorised or required by law.
A person must not induce or attempt to induce another person to disclose or use court information in contravention of subsection (1).
If a court officer discloses court information by providing access to the information and believes in good faith when providing access to the information that this Act permits or requires that access to be provided, the officer is deemed to have disclosed the information in the execution of this Act.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both.
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
The statute text is free to read above. View subscription options to unlock the case-law research tools for each provision.