Other radio personnel have said that it's illegal to broadcast a private interview without informing the other part and getting their permission to broadcast, and some lawyers have supported this. I wouldn't expect that it would attract more than a heavy fine, though, and perhaps ACMA (Aust. Communictions and Media Authority) will set strict guidelines for the station from now on, as they have done with certain shock jocks. And maybe the two idiots who pulled this stupid stunt will lose their jobs, and I'm sure it will be no loss.
I am surprised, though, that the hospital doesn't seem to have laid down strict protocols, given that royals have been hospitalised there over the past seventy years. There must be others (such as the Murdoch press) who would have tried to get information about royals admitted there, and any such calls should be put through to a senior management person for vetting.
The Queen wouldn't just pick up the phone and make such a call - an aide would do it for her. Neither would she ever refer to Kate by name, but she would also use her title, the Duchess of Cambridge. If this Aussie knows this, Brits should certainly be aware. And in fact, any info she wanted would doubtless be given her by William, so alarm bells should have rung with the nurse on duty (who wasn't the one who committed suicide). The staff should all be aware of things like this, so they could never be caught out by such a trick again. Probably it was night-time in London, and perhaps the staff concerned were tired and not thinking clearly, so all the more reason to have a strict protocol in place for them to follow.
Edit to add: The relevant act is The Surveillance Devices Act.
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