45Offence for unauthorised use or disclosure of protected information

#### 45 Offence for unauthorised use or disclosure of protected information (1) An entity commits an offence if: (a) the entity obtains, generates or adopts a document or information; and (b) the document or information is protected information; and (c) the entity makes a record of, discloses or otherwise uses the document or information; and (d) the making of the record, or the disclosure or use, is not authorised under Subdivision A or required by a notification provision. > Note 1: For exceptions to this offence, see section 46. > Note 2: A document or information that records or is the fact that an asset is declared under section 51 to be a critical infrastructure asset may be protected information: see section 5A. > Note 3: If the entity is not a legal person, see Division 2 of Part 7. Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years or 120 penalty units, or both. (2) Section 15.1 of the Criminal Code (extended geographical jurisdiction—category A) applies to an offence against subsection (1).