Misuse of information made available under this Act
15 Misuse of information made available under this Act
This section applies in relation to information a person has because it has been made available to a receiving entity under this Act.
The person must not use the information for a purpose other than—
the purpose for which the information was made available; or
a purpose that is authorised or permitted under an Act.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
Despite subsection (2)(b), if the information is subject to any restriction on use in the hands of the sending agency or service provider, the same restriction applies to the information in the hands of the person.
Subsection (3) does not apply if, had the receiving entity or the person obtained the information in the performance of the receiving entity’s or the person’s functions under any Act or law other than this Act, the information would not have been subject to the restriction.
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