NATIONAL DISABILITY INSURANCE SCHEME ACT 2013 (NO. 20, 2013) - SECT 62 Offence--unauthorised use or disclosure of protected information

NATIONAL DISABILITY INSURANCE SCHEME ACT 2013 (NO. 20, 2013) - SECT 62

                   A person commits an offence if:

                     (a)  the person:

                              (i)  makes a record of information; or

                             (ii)  discloses information to any other person; or

                            (iii)  otherwise makes use of information; and

                     (b)  the person is not authorised or required by or under this Act to make the record, disclosure or use of the information that is made by the person; and

                     (c)  the information is protected information.

Penalty:  Imprisonment for 2 years or 120 penalty units, or both.

Note:          If a body corporate is convicted of an offence against this section, subsection 4B(3) of the Crimes Act 1914 allows a court to impose a fine of up to 5 times the pecuniary penalty stated above.