Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

TELECOMMUNICATIONS (INTERCEPTION AND ACCESS) ACT 1979 - SECT 133

  (1)   A person commits an offence if:

  (a)   the person:

  (i)   communicates information to another person; or

  (ii)   makes use of information; or

  (iii)   makes a record of information; or

  (iv)   gives information in evidence in a proceeding; and

  (b)   the information is:

  (i)   lawfully accessed information; or

  (ii)   information obtained by accessing a stored communication in contravention of subsection   108(1); or

  (iia)   preservation notice information; or

  (iii)   stored communications warrant information.

Penalty:   Imprisonment for 2 years or 120 penalty units, or both.

  (2)   Subsection   (1) does not apply to conduct permitted under this Part or section   299.

Note 1:   A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection   (2) (see subsection   13.3(3) of the Criminal Code ).

Note 2:   The civil remedy provisions in Part   3 - 7 may apply to a contravention of this section.