Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) Except as provided
in this section, a person who directly or indirectly divulges any personal
information obtained by reason of any function that person has, or at any time
had, in the administration of this Act or any provision repealed by this Act
commits an offence.
Penalty: $6 000 and imprisonment for
2 years.
(2)
Subsection (1) does not apply to the divulging of
information —
(a) in
the course of performing a function under this Act that requires the
information to be divulged;
(b)
under this Act or another law;
(c) for
the purposes of the investigation of any suspected offence or the conduct of
proceedings against any person for an offence;
(d) in a
manner that could not reasonably be expected to lead to the identification of
any person to whom the information relates; or
(e) with
the consent of the person to whom the information relates, or each of them if
there be more than one.
(3) If a person
proposes to commence a civil action against a young person who is being or has
been dealt with in the Children’s Court for an offence for compensation
for any damage or loss suffered as a result of the offence, the appropriate
officer of that Court shall, unless there is good reason not to, divulge to
that person —
(a) the
name of the young person; and
(b) the
last known residential address of the young person.
(4) A person who uses
information received under subsection (3) for any purpose other than
commencing a civil action against the young person commits an offence.
Penalty: $6 000 and imprisonment for
2 years.
[Section 17 amended by No. 58 of 2004
s. 10.]
[Heading inserted by No. 58 of 2004 s. 11.]