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Guardianship and Administration Act 2000
sec.210BOffence to publish confidential information
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### sec.210B Offence to publish confidential information
This section applies to information given to, or inspected or copied by, the public advocate under section 210A to the extent the information comprises confidential information.
The public advocate or a member of the public advocate’s staff must not, without reasonable excuse, publish the information to the public if the publication is likely to result in the identification, by a member of the public, of a person to whom the information relates.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
s 210B ins 2012 No. 37 s 7
(sec.210B-ssec.1) This section applies to information given to, or inspected or copied by, the public advocate under section 210A to the extent the information comprises confidential information.
(sec.210B-ssec.2) The public advocate or a member of the public advocate’s staff must not, without reasonable excuse, publish the information to the public if the publication is likely to result in the identification, by a member of the public, of a person to whom the information relates. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.