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Powers of Attorney Act 1998
sec.74AProhibited use of confidential information
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### sec.74A Prohibited use of confidential information
An attorney, including a statutory health attorney, must not use confidential information gained because of being an attorney, or because of an opportunity given by being an attorney, other than as provided under section 74 , unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
In this section—
confidential information see section 74 .
use , confidential information, see section 74 .
s 74A ins 2008 No. 54 s 24
(sec.74A-ssec.1) An attorney, including a statutory health attorney, must not use confidential information gained because of being an attorney, or because of an opportunity given by being an attorney, other than as provided under section 74 , unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
(sec.74A-ssec.2) In this section— confidential information see section 74 . use , confidential information, see section 74 .