New South Wales Consolidated Acts

FINANCIAL TRANSACTION REPORTS ACT 1992 - SECT 10

10 Secrecy

(1) This section applies to a person who is or has been:

(a) the Commissioner of Police, or

(b) the Commissioner of the New South Wales Crime Commission or a member of the staff of the Commission within the meaning of the New South Wales Crime Commission Act 1985 , or

(c) the Commissioner for the Independent Commission Against Corruption or an officer of the Commission within the meaning of the Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988 , or

(d) a police officer.

(2) A person must not:

(a) make a record of protected information, or

(b) whether directly or indirectly, divulge or communicate any such information,

unless the record is made, or the information divulged or communicated, in the performance of duties relating to the enforcement of the laws of the State, the Commonwealth, another State or a Territory.

Maximum penalty: 400 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both.

(3) A person is not required to divulge or communicate information obtained under this Act to a court unless it is necessary to do so for the enforcement of the laws of the State, the Commonwealth, another State or a Territory.