67BOffence—unauthorised use or disclosure of protected Commission information

67B Offence—unauthorised use or disclosure of protected Commission information

A person commits an offence if: (a) the person: (i) makes a record of information; or (ii) discloses information to any other person; or (iii) otherwise makes use of information; and (b) the person is not authorised or required by or under this Act to make the record, disclosure or use of the information that is made by the person; and (c) the information is protected Commission information.

Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years or 120 penalty units, or both.

Note: If a body corporate is convicted of an offence against this section, subsection 4B(3) of the Crimes Act 1914 allows a court to impose a fine of up to 5 times the pecuniary penalty stated above.