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FAMILY COURT ACT 1997 - SECT 148

148 .         Information provided under location order not to be disclosed except to limited persons — FLA s. 67P

        (1)         Information provided to a registrar under a location order (including a State information order) must not, intentionally or recklessly, be disclosed by the registrar, or by any other person who obtains the information (whether directly or indirectly and whether under this section or otherwise) because of the provision of the information to the registrar, except —

            (a)         to the registrar of another court; or

            (b)         to an officer of the Court for the purpose of that officer’s responsibilities or duties; or

            (c)         to a process-server engaged by a court or by an officer of the Court; or

            (d)         with the leave of the court that made the location order —

                  (i)         to the legal adviser of the applicant for the order; or

                  (ii)         to a process-server engaged by that legal adviser;

                or

            (e)         if a recovery order that consists of or includes an authorisation or direction described in section 149(b) or (c) is in force, to a person to whom the authorisation or direction is addressed.

        Penalty: $13 200.

        (2)         Nothing in paragraphs (a) to (e) of subsection (1) authorises the disclosure of information to the applicant for the location order.

        [Section 148 amended: No. 25 of 2002 s. 75.]



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