Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

INTELLIGENCE SERVICES ACT 2001 - SECT 41

             (1)  A person is guilty of an offence:

                     (a)  if:

                              (i)  the person identifies a person as being, or having been, an agent or staff member of ASIS; and

                             (ii)  the identification is not of the Director‑General or such other persons as the Director‑General determines; or

                     (b)  if:

                              (i)  the person makes public any information from which the identity of such a person could reasonably be inferred, or any information that could reasonably lead to the identity of such a person being established; and

                             (ii)  the Minister or Director‑General has not consented in writing to the information being made public; and

                            (iii)  the information has not been made public by means of broadcasting or reporting proceedings of the Parliament (other than proceedings of the Committee) as authorised by the Parliament.

Penalty:  Imprisonment for 1 year or 60 penalty units, or both.

Note:          For staff member see section 3.

             (2)  A prosecution for an offence against subsection (1) may be instituted only by the Attorney‑General or with the Attorney‑General's consent.