(2) A
person must not disclose the information or intelligence unless the disclosure
is:
(a) made with lawful authority or excuse, or
(b) made only to the extent
necessary to perform the person's functions under or relating to this Act, or
(c) if the information is in an informant affidavit--by the informant the
subject of the affidavit.
Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units or imprisonment
for 12 months, or both.
(3) It is a defence to an offence against subsection
(2) for the defendant to prove:
(a) the information or intelligence was
publicly available when the disclosure was made, or
(b) that when the
disclosure was made the defendant had an honest and reasonable but mistaken
belief that the information or intelligence was not criminal intelligence.
(4) For the purposes of subsection (3) (b), it is not reasonable for the
defendant to hold the belief if the defendant received a warning by the Court
under this Part for the information or intelligence.