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Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Registration) Act 2004
66Person with access to Register not to disclose personal
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66 Person with access to Register not to disclose personal
information from it
(1) A person must not, directly or indirectly, record, disclose or make
use of any personal information in the Register except:
(a) in the course of the person's duties; or
(b) as required or authorised by or under this Act or another Act;
or
(c) for the purpose of proceedings under this Act; or
(d) with the written authority of the Commissioner or the person to
whom the information relates; or
(e) in other circumstances prescribed by the Regulations.
Maximum penalty: If the person recording, disclosing or making
use of the information did not gain and did
not intend to gain a benefit from the
recording, disclosure or use of the
information – 100 penalty units or
imprisonment for 2 years.
If the person gained or intended to gain a
benefit from the recording, disclosure or
use – 250 penalty units or imprisonment for
If the person gained a benefit from the
recording, disclosure or use and the value
of the benefit was more than $10 000 –
500 penalty units or imprisonment for
10 years.
(2) The prohibition in subsection (1) extends to the giving of evidence
or the production of a book, document or record in civil proceedings
in a court or tribunal.