Commonwealth Numbered Acts

PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE ACT 2007 (NO. 31, 2007) - SECT 323.1

             (1)  A person commits an offence if:

                     (a)  the person has, or has at any time had, a duty, function or power under this Act; and

                     (b)  the person discloses information to another person; and

                     (c)  the information is * protected information; and

                     (d)  the disclosure is not an * authorised disclosure.

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

             (2)  Information is protected information if the information:

                     (a)  either:

                              (i)  is obtained by a person in the course of performing duties or functions, or exercising powers, under this Act; or

                             (ii)  was information to which subparagraph (i) applied and is obtained by a person by way of an * authorised disclosure under section 323‑10, 323‑15 or 323‑20; and

                     (b)  relates to a person other than the person who obtained it.

             (3)  A disclosure of information is an authorised disclosure if the disclosure is one that the person may make under section 323‑5, 323‑10, 323‑15, 323‑20, 323‑25, 323‑30 or 323‑35.