STUDENT ASSISTANCE ACT 1973 - SECT 353 Offence--unauthorised making a record of, disclosure of or use of protected information
STUDENT ASSISTANCE ACT 1973 - SECT 353
Offence--unauthorised making a record of, disclosure of or use of protected information(ii) discloses to any other person; or
(c) the person knows or ought reasonably to know that the information is protected information;
the person commits an offence punishable on conviction by imprisonment for a period of not more than 2 years.
Note 1: Subsection 4B(2) of the Crimes Act 1914 allows a court that convicts an individual of an offence to impose a fine instead of, or in addition to, a term of imprisonment. The maximum fine that a court can impose on the individual is worked out by multiplying the maximum term of imprisonment (in months) by 5, and then multiplying the resulting number by the amount of a penalty unit. The amount of a penalty unit is stated in section 4AA of that Act.
Note 2: A person, including an officer, is authorised to use
information only if it is used for certain purposes (see subsection
351(2)). In certain circumstances an officer is required under this Act to
disclose information (see section 354). The Secretary can disclose
certain information (see section 355).