Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00909:clause:1_55
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00909
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 55
Character Range: 2851–3629

55  Use etc. of information relating to another person

 (1) A person (the first person) is guilty of an offence if:
 (a) the first person uses, makes a record of, or discloses or communicates to any person, any information that relates to the affairs of another person; and
 (b) the information is information that was acquired by the first person in the performance of a function or obligation, or in the exercise of a power, under this Part; and
 (c) the use, making of the record, disclosure or communication was not carried out in the performance of the function or obligation, or in the exercise of the power.

Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years.

 (2) Strict liability applies to paragraph (1)(b).

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999