sec.197Use of information by council employees and councillor advisors

### sec.197 Use of information by council employees and councillor advisors This section applies to a person who is, or has been, any of the following— a council employee; a councillor advisor; a contractor of the council; another type of person prescribed by regulation. The person must not use information acquired as a person mentioned in subsection (1) (a) , (b) , (c) or (d) to— gain (directly or indirectly) an advantage for the person or someone else; or cause detriment to the council. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment. Subsection (2) does not apply to information that is lawfully available to the public. The person must not release information that the person knows, or should reasonably know, is information that— is confidential to the council; and the council wishes to keep confidential. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment. s 197 amd 2012 No. 33 s 59 ; 2020 No. 20 s 87 (sec.197-ssec.1) This section applies to a person who is, or has been, any of the following— a council employee; a councillor advisor; a contractor of the council; another type of person prescribed by regulation. (sec.197-ssec.2) The person must not use information acquired as a person mentioned in subsection (1) (a) , (b) , (c) or (d) to— gain (directly or indirectly) an advantage for the person or someone else; or cause detriment to the council. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment. (sec.197-ssec.3) Subsection (2) does not apply to information that is lawfully available to the public. (sec.197-ssec.4) The person must not release information that the person knows, or should reasonably know, is information that— is confidential to the council; and the council wishes to keep confidential. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment. - (a) a council employee; - (b) a councillor advisor; - (c) a contractor of the council; - (d) another type of person prescribed by regulation. - (a) gain (directly or indirectly) an advantage for the person or someone else; or - (b) cause detriment to the council. - (a) is confidential to the council; and - (b) the council wishes to keep confidential.