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Taxation Administration Act 1953
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#### 8XA Unauthorised access to taxation records
A person must not take action with the intention of obtaining information about another person’s affairs that:
(a) is contained in records in the possession of the Commissioner; and
(b) is held or was obtained by the Commissioner under or for the purposes of a taxation law;
unless the person takes the action:
(c) under the Freedom of Information Act 1982; or
(d) in accordance with the processes of a court or the Tribunal; or
(e) in the course of exercising powers or performing functions under or in relation to a taxation law.
Penalty: 100 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both.