Offences regarding relevant information
70 Offences regarding relevant information
The Secretary or a relevant person or a person who has been a relevant person must not use or disclose relevant information other than as authorised by this Part—
knowing that the use or disclosure is not so authorised; or
being reckless as to whether the use or disclosure is so authorised.
Penalty: 120 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months.
A person who obtains relevant information under an information protection agreement must not use or disclose that information other than in accordance with the information protection agreement—
knowing that the use or disclosure is not in accordance with the agreement; or
being reckless as to whether the use or disclosure is in accordance with the agreement.
Penalty: 120 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months.
A person, other than a person referred to in subsection (1) or (2), to whom relevant information has been disclosed as authorised by a provision under section 66, must not use or disclose that information other than in accordance with that provision—
knowing that the use or disclosure is not in accordance with that provision; or
being reckless as to whether the use or disclosure is in accordance with that provision.
Penalty: 120 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months.
A person who obtains relevant information other than as authorised under this Act must not use or disclose that information—
knowing that the information was obtained other than as authorised under this Act; or
being reckless as to whether the information was obtained as authorised under this Act.
Penalty: 120 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months.
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