Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2016C00512:section:12k
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2016C00512
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 12K
Character Range: 17450–18037

12K  Offence—unauthorised access to protected information
  A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person obtains information; and
 (b) the information is protected information; and
 (c) the person:
 (i) is not authorised or required by or under this Act or a family assistance law; and
 (ii) has no other lawful authority;
  to obtain the information; and
 (d) the person knows, or is reckless as to whether, the information is protected information.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years.
Note: Chapter 2 of the Criminal Code sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility.