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Poisons Act 1971
38IOffences relating to unauthorised access or use of monitored medicines database
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### 38I Offences relating to unauthorised access or use of monitored medicines database
> [*\[Section 38I of Part III Inserted by No. 21 of 2021, s. 7, Applied:17 Dec 2021\]*](/view/html/inforce/2021-12-17/act-2021-021#GS7@EN)
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> > (1) A person who is not authorised by or under this Act, the regulations or any other law to access, use or disclose information in the monitored medicines database must not knowingly access, use or disclose information in the database.
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> > Penalty: Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.
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> > (2) A person who is authorised by or under this Act, the regulations or any other law to access, use or disclose information in the monitored medicines database must not access, use or disclose information in the database unless the person is acting in accordance with the authorisation conferred on that person.
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> > Penalty: Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.