Anonymised respondent (ex-employee)
Referred to police for prosecution (s.20). DPO, 3 May 2013.
The facts
An ex-employee was accused of forwarding company emails to himself and of sending two spreadsheets containing personal data of existing and prospective clients to a third-party company without authorisation. The third party confirmed it never requested the spreadsheets. The Commissioner held that although the respondent compiled the sheets during his employment, the information belonged to the employer's business and could not be treated as his personal property to distribute, even in claimed good faith.
Orders and outcome
The unauthorised disclosure was found proved beyond reasonable doubt and the case was referred to the police for further investigation and prosecution advice. The document is an undated published summary.
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