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Clause 19

Proposed new section 132ZO (3)

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(3) In giving information to a person under this section, the chief police officer must tell the person, in writing, about the person’s obligations under section 132ZOA (Offence—prescribed entities and people with parental responsibility to keep information secret).

Clause 19

Proposed new section 132ZOA

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132ZOA Offence—prescribed entities and people with parental responsibility to keep information secret

(1) In this section:

court includes a tribunal, authority or person having power to require the production of documents or the answering of questions.

divulge includes communicate.

person to whom this section applies means—

(a) an entity to whom information (protected information) is given under section 132ZN (Chief police officer may give information about order to prescribed entities); or

(b) a person to whom information (also protected information) is given under section 132ZO (Chief police officer may give information about order to person with parental responsibility for child at risk).

produce includes allow access to.

(2) A person to whom this section applies commits an offence if—

(a) the person—

(i) makes a record of protected information about someone else; and

(ii) is reckless about whether the information is protected information about someone else; or

(b) the person—

(i) does something that divulges protected information about someone else; and

(ii) is reckless about whether—

(A) the information is protected information about someone else; and

(B) doing the thing would result in the information being divulged to someone else.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.

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