89
CurrentConfidential information officially obtained
Part 6Miscellaneous
Division 2Other provisions
89 Confidential information officially obtained
(1)
A person who, without lawful authority, directly or indirectly, records, uses, or discloses confidential information obtained by reason of any function that the person has, or at any time had, in the administration of this Act commits an offence.
Penalty: imprisonment for 12 months and a fine of $12 000.
(2)
In subsection (1) —
confidential information includes information that the person has a duty to keep confidential regardless of how the duty of confidentiality arises.
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