Passports Act 2007 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 6 · Obligations Relating to Identifying Information
56. Accessing or disclosing identifying information
Feedback & supportIf a person accesses identifying information, and the person —
identifying information
“identifying information” means —(a)any personal identifier;(b)any meaningful identifier derived from any personal identifier;(c)any record of a result of analysing any personal identifier or meaningful identifier derived from any personal identifier; or(d)any other information, derived from any personal identifier or meaningful identifier derived from any personal identifier, or from any record of a kind mentioned in paragraph (c), that could be used to discover a particular person’s identity or to get information about a particular person.
is not authorised under section 55 to access any identifying information; or
is not authorised under section 55 to access the identifying information for the purpose for which the person accessed it,the person shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both.
If a person’s conduct causes disclosure of identifying information, and the disclosure is not a disclosure that is for any of the purposes specified in section 55(2), the person shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both.
conduct
“conduct” means an act, an omission to perform an act or a state of affairs;