Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) Except as provided
in this section, a person must not directly or indirectly record, use or
divulge any information obtained by reason of any function that person has, or
at any time had, in the administration of this Act or an Act repealed by
section 99(1).
Penalty: $5 000.
(2) Subsection (1)
does not apply to the recording, use or divulging of information —
(a) in
the course of duty;
(b)
under this Act or another law;
(c) for
the purposes of the investigation of any suspected offence or the conduct of
proceedings against any person for an offence; or
(d) with
the consent of the person to whom the information relates, or each of them if
there be more than one.
(3) Subsection (1)
does not apply to the recording, use or divulging of statistical or other
information that could not reasonably be expected to lead to the
identification of any person to whom it relates.