846Offence—secrecy of protected information

846 Offence—secrecy of protected information (1) An information holder commits an offence if the information holder— (a) makes a record of protected information about someone else; and (b) is reckless about whether the information is protected information about someone else. (2) An information holder commits an offence if the information holder— (a) does something that divulges protected information about someone else; and (b) is reckless about whether— (i) the information is protected information about someone else; and (ii) doing the thing would result in the information being divulged to someone else. (3) A person, other than an information holder, commits an offence if the (a) is given protected information about someone else under section 856C for the purpose of the proper handling of a civil claim by the person or someone else; and

Part 25.2 Offence to record or divulge protected information (b) divulges the protected information for a purpose other than the proper handling of the civil claim; and (c) is reckless about whether— (i) the information is protected information about someone else; and (ii) the purpose is for the proper handling of the civil claim.