Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY (ADMINISTRATION) ACT 1999 - SECT 203

             (1)  If:

                     (a)  a person intentionally obtains information; and

                     (b)  the person is not authorised by or under the social security law or the Farm Household Support Act 1992 to obtain the information; and

                     (c)  the person knows or ought reasonably to know that the information is protected information;

the person is guilty of an offence.

             (2)  An offence against subsection (1) is punishable on conviction by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years.

             (3)  Strict liability applies to the element of an offence against subsection (1) that a person not authorised to do something is not authorised by or under the social security law or the Farm Household Support Act 1992 to do that thing.