Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) A person must not,
directly or indirectly, record, disclose, or make use of any personal
information in the Register except —
(a) in
the course of the person’s duty; or
(b) as
required or authorised by or under this Act or another written law; or
(c) for
the purpose of proceedings for an offence under this Act; or
(da) for
the purpose of proceedings on an application for, or for the variation or
revocation of, a protection order; or
(d) with
the written authority of the Minister or the person to whom the information
relates; or
(e) in
other circumstances prescribed by the regulations.
Penalty:
(a) in
the case where the person recording, disclosing or making use of the
information gained a benefit from the recording, disclosure or use of the
information, and the value of the benefit was more than $10 000 — a fine
of $60 000 and imprisonment for 10 years;
(b) in
the case where the person recording, disclosing or making use of the
information gained or intended to gain a benefit from the recording,
disclosure or use of the information, and paragraph (a) does not apply —
a fine of $30 000 and imprisonment for 5 years;
(c) in
any other case — a fine of $18 000 and imprisonment for 3 years.
(2) An offence under
subsection (1) is a crime.
(3) The prohibition in
subsection (1) extends to the giving of evidence or the production of a book,
document or record in civil proceedings in a court or tribunal.
[Section 82 amended: No. 54 of 2012 s. 25.]