Commonwealth Numbered Acts

TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT 1997 No. 47 of 1997 - SECT 277

Current eligible number-database persons

(1) An eligible number-database person must not disclose or use any
information or document that:

   (a)  relates to:

        (i)    carriage services supplied, or intended to be supplied, to
               another person by a carrier or carriage service provider; or

        (ii)   the affairs or personal particulars (including any unlisted
               telephone number or any address) of another person; and

   (b)  comes to the person's knowledge, or into the person's possession:

        (i)    if the person is a number-database operator-in connection with
               the person's business as such an operator; or

        (ii)   if the person is an employee of a number-database operator-
               because the person is employed by the operator in connection
               with its business as such an operator; or

        (iii)  if the person is a number-database contractor-in connection
               with the person's business as such a contractor; or

        (iv)   if the person is an employee of a number-database contractor-
               because the person is employed by the contractor in connection
               with its business as such a contractor.

Former eligible number-database persons

(2) A person who has been an eligible number-database person must not disclose
or use any information or document that:

   (a)  relates to a matter mentioned in paragraph (1)(a); and

   (b)  came to the person's knowledge, or into the person's possession:

        (i)    if the person was a number-database operator-in connection with
               the person's business as such an operator; or

        (ii)   if the person was an employee of a number-database operator-
               because the person was employed by the operator in connection
               with its business as such an operator; or

        (iii)  if the person was a number-database contractor-in connection
               with the person's business as such a contractor; or

        (iv)   if the person was an employee of a number-database
               contractor-because the person was employed by the contractor in
               connection with its business as such a contractor.

Offence

(3) A person who intentionally or recklessly contravenes this section is
guilty of an offence punishable on conviction by imprisonment for a term not
exceeding 2 years. Note 1: This section is subject to the exceptions in
Division 3. Note 2: See also sections 4AA and 4B of the Crimes Act 1914.