CHILD CARE ACT 1972 - SECT 12K Offence--unauthorised access to protected information
CHILD CARE ACT 1972 - SECT 12K
Offence--unauthorised access to protected informationA person commits an offence if:
(a) the person obtains information; and
(b) the information is protected information; and
(i) is not authorised or required by or under this Act or a family assistance law; and
(ii) has no other lawful authority;
to obtain the information; and
(d) the person knows, or is reckless as to whether, the information is protected information.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years.
Note: Chapter 2 of the Criminal Code sets out the general
principles of criminal responsibility.