S 32 repealed by No 145 of 2010, s 3 and Sch 2 item 90, effective 17 December 2010. S 32 formerly read:
SECTION 32 INFORMATION MAY BE RECORDED OR DIVULGED ONLY FOR PURPOSES OF ACT
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A person to whom this Part applies is guilty of an offence if the person:
(a)
makes a record of any protected information; or
(b)
whether directly or indirectly, divulges or communicates to a person any protected information about another person;
and the record is made, or the information is divulged or communicated other than:
(c)
under or for the purposes of this Act; or
(d)
in the performance of duties, as a person to whom this Part applies, under or in relation to this Act.
Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years.
Note 1:
In a prosecution for an offence against this section, the defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matters in paragraphs (1)(c) and (d) and sections
34
,
35
,
36
and
38
(see subsection
13.3(3)
of the
Criminal Code
).
Note 2:
Chapter
2
of the
Criminal Code
sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility.
S 32 amended by
No 27 of 2009
, s 3 and Sch 2 item 38, by omitting
"
, 37
"
after
"
36
"
in Note 1, effective 27 March 2009.
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