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NATIONAL DISABILITY INSURANCE SCHEME ACT 2013 - SECT 64

Offence--offering to supply protected Agency information

  (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 Agency 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 Agency 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.


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