215Disclosure to committees—general

215 Disclosure to committees—general

(1) An official of the Pricing Authority may disclose protected Pricing Authority information that is not aged care information to: (a) the Clinical Advisory Committee; or (b) a subcommittee established under section 191; or (c) the Jurisdictional Advisory Committee; or (d) a committee established under section 205. (2) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person is a member of a committee referred to in paragraph (1)(a), (b), (c) or (d); and (b) protected Pricing Authority information has been disclosed under subsection (1) to the committee; and (c) the person: (i) discloses the information to another person; or (ii) uses the information.

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

(3) Subsection (2) does not apply if: (a) the disclosure or use is for the purposes of this Act; or (b) the disclosure or use is for the purposes of the performance of the functions of the committee under this Act; or (c) the disclosure or use is in the course of the person’s service as a member of the committee.

Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to a matter in subsection (3) (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code).