Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The Coordinator,
the Director or any person performing functions under this Act (a relevant
official ) must not, directly or indirectly, record, disclose or make use of
any information obtained in the course of duty except —
(a) for
the purpose of performing functions under this Act; or
(b) as
required or allowed by this Act or under a written law; or
(c) with
the written consent of the person to whom the information relates.
Penalty:
(a) in
the case of information to which section 21 applies, $10 000 and
imprisonment for 12 months;
(b) in
any other case $5 000.
(2)
Subsection (1) and section 24AA(1) do not apply to the disclosure of
any summary or statistical information that could not reasonably be expected
to enable particulars relating to any person or business to be ascertained.
[Section 24 amended by No. 53 of 2003
s. 71.]