Protection of entry registration information
6 Protection of entry registration information
Entry registration information cannot be used or disclosed for any purpose other than —
contact tracing; or
purposes related to contact tracing, including (without limitation) —
purposes necessary for the support and efficacy of contact tracing; and
purposes necessary for the integrity and security of entry registration information;
or
a purpose in subsection (4) or (5).
Without limiting subsection (1), entry registration information is not admissible in evidence in any criminal or civil proceedings other than proceedings in relation to an offence referred to in subsection (4).
A person who uses or discloses entry registration information contrary to subsection (1) commits a crime.
Penalty for this subsection:
for an individual, imprisonment for 3 years;
for a body corporate, a fine of $250 000.
Summary conviction penalty for this subsection:
for an individual, imprisonment for 12 months and a fine of $20 000;
for a body corporate, a fine of $100 000.
Entry registration information may be used or disclosed for the purpose of investigating or prosecuting an offence relating to —
compliance with an obligation under the Emergency Management Act 2005 or the Public Health Act 2016 to provide or record information for the purpose of contact tracing; or
compliance with an obligation under this Act; or
compliance with an obligation relating to the recording, use or disclosure of entry registration information under The Criminal Code, the Emergency Management Act 2005 or the Public Health Act 2016; or
the giving of false or misleading information in compliance or purported compliance with an obligation referred to in paragraph (a).
A public service officer in the Health Department or a records contractor may, with the approval of the Chief Health Officer, use entry registration information for the purpose of deriving statistical or summary information.
The Freedom of Information Act 1992 Parts 2 and 4 do not apply to statistical or summary information derived under subsection (5).
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