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Telecommunications Act 1997
295ZAOffence—use or disclosure of information by other persons
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#### 295ZA Offence—use or disclosure of information by other persons
(1) A person commits an offence if:
(a) information is disclosed to the person as permitted by subsection 295V(1) or (2) or 295W(1); and
(b) the person uses or discloses the information; and
(c) the use or disclosure referred to in paragraph (b) of this subsection is not for a purpose connected with persons being alerted to the emergency or likely emergency concerned.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years.
(2) A person commits an offence if:
(a) information is disclosed to the person as permitted by subsection 295V(3) or 295W(2); and
(b) the person uses or discloses the information; and
(c) the use or disclosure referred to in paragraph (b) of this subsection is not for the purpose of reasonable testing of whether, in the event of an emergency occurring, persons would be able to be alerted to that emergency.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years.
(3) A person commits an offence if:
(a) information is disclosed to the person as permitted by subsection 295V(4) or 295W(3); and
(b) the person uses or discloses the information; and
(c) the use or disclosure referred to in paragraph (b) of this subsection is not for a purpose connected with persons being alerted to an emergency or a likely emergency.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years.