Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) A person who is or
has been engaged in the performance of functions under this Act must not,
directly or indirectly, record, disclose or make use of information obtained
in the course of performing those functions except —
(a) for
the purpose of, or in connection with, performing functions under this Act;
(b) for
the purpose of the investigation of a suspected offence under this Act or the
conduct of proceedings against a person for an offence under this Act;
(c) as
required or allowed under this Act, the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2003 or
another written law;
(d) with
the written consent of the Minister or the person to whom the information
relates; or
(e) in
prescribed circumstances.
Penalty: a fine of $12 000 and imprisonment
for 12 months.
(2)
Subsection (1) is not to be taken to prevent the disclosure of
statistical or other information that could not reasonably be expected to lead
to the identification of any person to whom it relates.
(3) If information is
lawfully disclosed under this section, this section does not prevent the
further disclosure of the information, or the recording or use of the
information, for the purpose for which the disclosure was made.