Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) A costs assessor is guilty of an offence if the assessor:
(a) discloses information acquired in connection with the exercise of the assessor's functions ( protected information ) to someone else; or
(b) does something that discloses protected information to someone else and is reckless about whether:
(i) the information is protected information; or
(ii) doing the thing would result in the information being disclosed.
Maximum penalty: 400 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the disclosure of information:
(a) in connection with the exercise of the functions or the administration or execution of this Act; or
(b) for any legal proceedings arising out of this Act or of any report of any such proceedings; or
(c) for information relating to an Australian legal practitioner or other person – with the consent of the practitioner or other person; or
(d) with other lawful excuse.