(1)

A person commits an offence if:

(a)

a special security direction is given to the person; and

(b)

the direction is in force; and

(c)

the person fails to comply with confidentiality requirements in the direction; and

(d)

the failure is not due to a disclosure made to a court or a tribunal, or to an authority or person that has the power to require the production of documents or the answering of questions.

Penalty: 20 penalty units.

(2)

Subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.