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223Offence—unauthorised communication of ACIC information3
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223 Offence—unauthorised communication of ACIC information3
(a) the person is, or has been, an entrusted person; and5
(b) the person communicates information; and6
(c) the information is ACIC information; and7
(d) the ACIC information has come to the knowledge or into the8
possession of the person by reason of the person being, or9
having been, an entrusted person.10
Note 1: For exceptions, see section 226.11
Note 2: For the definitions of ACIC information and entrusted person, see12
section 7.13
Penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years or 600 penalty units, or both.14
(2) Strict liability applies to paragraph (1)(a).15
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.16
Extended geographical jurisdiction17
(3) Section 15.4 of the Criminal Code (extended geographical18
jurisdiction—category D) applies to an offence against19
subsection (1).20
(4) Subsection (3) does not, by implication, affect the interpretation of21
any other provision of this Act.22