Section 515U — Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999: Unauthorised use or disclosure of protected information—entrusted person

Unauthorised use or disclosure (1) A person contravenes this subsection if: (a) the person is, or has been, an entrusted person; and (b) the person has obtained relevant information in the person’s capacity as an entrusted person; and (c) the information is protected information; and (d) the person uses or discloses the information. Civil penalty: 200 penalty units. Exceptions (2) However, subsection (1) does not apply if the use or disclosure is authorised or required by: (a) this Act; or (b) any other law of the Commonwealth; or (c) a prescribed law of a State or a Territory. (3) A person who wishes to rely on subsection (2) in proceedings for a contravention of a civil penalty provision bears an evidential burden in relation to the matters in that subsection.