Taxation Administration Act 1953

SCHEDULE 1 - COLLECTION AND RECOVERY OF INCOME TAX AND OTHER LIABILITIES  

Note: See section 3AA .

Chapter 5 - Administration  

PART 5-1 - THE AUSTRALIAN TAXATION OFFICE  

Division 355 - Confidentiality of taxpayer information  

Subdivision 355-C - On-disclosure of protected information by other people  

Operative provisions

SECTION 355-155  

355-155   OFFENCE - ON-DISCLOSURE OF PROTECTED INFORMATION BY OTHER PEOPLE  


An entity commits an offence if:


(a) the entity:


(i) makes a record of information; or

(ii) discloses information to another entity (other than the entity to whom the information relates or that entity ' s agent in relation to the information) or to a court or tribunal; and


(b) the information was acquired by the first-mentioned entity under an exception in this Subdivision or in Subdivision 355-B (except subsection 355-65(1) operating in relation to item 7 in the table in subsection 355-65(4) ); and


(c) the first-mentioned entity did not acquire the information as a *taxation officer.

Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years.

Note:

This section also covers information acquired by an entity (other than as a taxation officer) before the commencement of this section under certain repealed or amended provisions: see item 124 of Schedule 2 to the Tax Laws Amendment (Confidentiality of Taxpayer Information) Act 2010 .




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