Commonwealth Numbered Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 1994 No. 63, 1994 - SECT 21

21. Section 1318 of the Principal Act is amended:

   (a)  by omitting the Note and substituting the following Penalty and Notes:

"Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years. Note 1: Subsection 4B(2) of the
Crimes Act 1914 allows a court to impose an appropriate fine instead of, or in
addition to, a term of imprisonment. If a body corporate is convicted of the
offence, subsection 4B(3) of that Act allows a court to impose a fine of an
amount that is not greater than 5 times the maximum fine that could be imposed
by a court on an individual convicted of the same offence. Note 2: For
'protected information' see subsection 23(1). Note 3: If a person is guilty of
the offence under subsection (1) and the person is an employee or agent of
another person, the other person may also be guilty of the offence (see
sections 1358A and 1358B).";

   (b)  by adding at the end the following subsection:



"(3) Nothing in subsection (1) or (2) renders an officer acting in the
exercise or performance of his or her duties, functions or powers under this
Act or the Farm Household Support Act 1992 guilty of an offence. Note: For
'officer' see subsection 23(1).".