Unlawful disclosure of information
532 Unlawful disclosure of information
A person who has access to information stored in QDNA or the ACC database must not unlawfully disclose the information to anyone else.Maximum penalty—2 years imprisonment.
A person may only disclose information stored in QDNA or the ACC database for one or more of the following purposes—
to perform a function of the police service;
for a purpose authorised under this or another Act;
in accordance with an arrangement made under section 523 or 533;
to make the information available, as permitted under a regulation, to the person to whom the information relates;
to administer QDNA or the ACC database;
for a coronial inquest or investigation.
This section does not apply to information that can not be used to discover the identity of a person.
This provision refers to the regulations (a regulation
). Made under this Act:
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandum
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