Commonwealth Numbered Acts

VET STUDENT LOANS ACT 2016 (NO. 98, 2016) - SECT 99

             (1)  A person commits an offence if:

                     (a)  the person is, or has been, a VET officer; and

                     (b)  the person has obtained or generated personal information in his or her capacity as a VET officer; and

                     (c)  the person:

                              (i)  uses the information; or

                             (ii)  discloses the information to another person.

Penalty:  Imprisonment for 2 years.

             (2)  Subsection (1) does not apply if the use or disclosure is authorised or required by:

                     (a)  a law of the Commonwealth; or

                     (b)  a law of a State or Territory listed in the rules for the purposes of this paragraph.

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