Section 11 - National Blood Authority Act 2003 - Protecting confidentiality of information | Zoe

CTHIn ForceAct

National Blood Authority Act 2003

11Protecting confidentiality of information

Start here

Get a plain-English read of 11

Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in National Blood Authority Act 2003.

Ask Zoe about this section View in full context

11 Protecting confidentiality of information

(1) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person discloses a fact or document; and (b) the fact came to the person’s knowledge, or the document came into the person’s possession, because of the person’s official employment; and (c) the disclosure is not made in the course of the person’s official employment.

Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years.

(2) In this section:

official employment means:

(a) service as the General Manager or as a member of the NBA staff; or
(b) service as a Board member; or
(c) the performance of services for the NBA or the Board.