Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person offers to supply (whether to a particular person or otherwise) information about another person; and
(b) the person knows the information is protected Commission information.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years or 120 penalty units, or both.
Note: If a body corporate is convicted of an offence against this subsection, subsection 4B(3) of the Crimes Act 1914 allows a court to impose a fine of up to 5 times the pecuniary penalty stated above.
(2) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person holds himself or herself out as being able to supply (whether to a particular person or otherwise) information about another person; and
(b) the person knows the information is protected Commission information.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years or 120 penalty units, or both.
Note: If a body corporate is convicted of an offence against this subsection, subsection 4B(3) of the Crimes Act 1914 allows a court to impose a fine of up to 5 times the pecuniary penalty stated above.
(3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to a person acting in the performance or exercise of his or her duties, functions or powers under this Act.