(1) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person is, or has been, an entrusted person; and
(b) the person makes a record of, or discloses, information; and
(c) the information is protected information.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years.
Exception
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if:
(a) the making of the record or disclosure is authorised by section 43, 44, 45, 47, 48 or 49; or
(b) the making of the record or disclosure is in the course of the person's employment or service as an entrusted person; or
(c) the making of the record or disclosure is required or authorised by or under a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory; or
(d) the making of the record or disclosure is required by an order or direction of a court or tribunal.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to a matter in subsection (2) (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code ).
Geographical jurisdiction
(3) Section 15.2 of the Criminal Code (extended geographical jurisdiction--category B) applies to an offence against subsection (1).