Commonwealth Numbered Acts Commonwealth Numbered Acts(1) This section restricts what a person (the entrusted agency official ) who is or was an official of a designated agency may do with accessed information.
(2) The entrusted agency official commits an offence if:
(a) the official has obtained accessed information; and
(b) the official discloses the information to another person.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years or 120 penalty units, or both.
(3) Each of the following is an exception to the prohibition in subsection (2):
(a) the disclosure is for the purposes of, or in connection with, the performance of the official's duties;
(b) the disclosure is authorised by, or is in connection with communicating AUSTRAC information under, subsection 125(2) or section 128, 132 or 133.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to a matter in subsection (3) (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code ).
(4) Accessed information is AUSTRAC information obtained by the entrusted agency official under subsection 125(4), section 126 or subsection 128(1) or (2) or 132(2) or (4).