Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT 1997 - SECT 302

                   If information or a document is disclosed to a person as permitted by section 291 or this section, a person must not disclose or use the information or document except for:

                     (a)  the purpose of, or in connection with, the carrying on by:

                              (i)  a carrier; or

                             (ii)  a service provider;

                            of its business as such a carrier or provider; and

                     (b)  the purpose of, or in connection with:

                              (i)  the supply, or proposed supply, by a carrier or service provider of a carriage service or a content service; or

                             (ii)  the supply, or proposed supply, by a carrier or service provider of goods or services for use in connection with the supply of a carriage service or a content service; or

                            (iii)  the installation, maintenance, operation or provision of access to a telecommunications network or a facility, where the network or facility is used, or for use, by a carrier or service provider to supply a carriage service or a content service to a person.

Note:          Section 291 deals with the disclosure or use of information or documents for the purposes of a carrier or a service provider carrying on its business as such a carrier or provider.