Information officially obtained to be confidential
60 Information officially obtained to be confidential
A person who misuses information obtained by reason of any function that person has, or at any time had, in the administration of this Part commits an offence.
Penalty: $20 000.
A person misuses information if it is, directly or indirectly, recorded, used, or disclosed to another person, other than —
in the course of duty;
under this Act;
for the purposes of the investigation of any suspected offence or the conduct of proceedings against any person for an offence;
in a manner that could not reasonably be expected to lead to the identification of any person to whom the information refers; or
with the consent of the person to whom the information relates, or each of them if there is more than one.
In this section —
information means information concerning the affairs of a person.
[Section 60 inserted: No. 28 of 2006 s. 69.]
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