154Restrictions on certain dealings

#### 154 Restrictions on certain dealings 154 Restrictions on certain dealings > > (1) Except as prescribed, a person who is, or has at any time been, a prescribed person shall not make improper use of information acquired by virtue of his or her position as such a prescribed person to gain, directly or indirectly, an advantage for himself or herself or for any other person or to cause detriment to an authority. > > > (2) Except as prescribed, a prescribed person shall not make improper use of his or her position as such a prescribed person, to gain, directly or indirectly, an advantage for himself or herself or for any other person or to cause detriment to an authority. > > > (3) In this section, prescribed person means— > > > > > (a) the Secretary or any other person employed in the Department, > > > > > (b) a member of or a member of the staff of an authority, or > > > > > (c) a person of a class or description prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph. > > Maximum penalty—50 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both. > > **ss 152–154:** Am 1992 No 112, Sch 1; 1998 No 45, Sch 3.4 \[3\] \[6\] (am 1998 No 120, Sch 2.2); 2015 No 58, Sch 3.76 \[5\].