Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A person who obtains information because he or she is, or has been, an officer or employee of an organisation or a branch must not improperly use the information to:
(a) gain an advantage for himself or herself or someone else; or
(b) cause detriment to the organisation or to another person.
Note: This duty continues after the person stops being an officer or employee of the organisation or branch.
Civil penalty: 100 penalty units, or 1,200 penalty units for a serious contravention.
(2) A person who is involved in a contravention of subsection (1) contravenes this subsection.
Civil penalty: 100 penalty units, or 1,200 penalty units for a serious contravention.