LAW ENFORCEMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITY (ASSUMED IDENTITIES) ACT 2010 - SECT 33
Disclosing information about assumed identity
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITY (ASSUMED IDENTITIES) ACT 2010 - SECT 33
Disclosing information about assumed identity
33 Disclosing information about assumed identity
(1) A person is guilty of an offence if--
(a) the person intentionally,
knowingly or recklessly discloses any information, and
(b) the person knows
that, or is reckless as to whether, the information reveals, or is likely to
reveal, that an assumed identity acquired or used by another person is not the
other person's real identity, and
(c) the person knows that, or is reckless
as to whether, the disclosure is not made--
(i) in connection with the
administration or execution of this Act or a corresponding law, or
(ii) for
the purposes of any legal proceeding arising out of or otherwise related to
this Act or the regulations or a corresponding law or of any report of any
such proceedings, or
(iii) in accordance with any requirement imposed by law.
: Maximum penalty--imprisonment for 5 years.
(2) A person is guilty of an
offence against this subsection if the person commits an offence against
subsection (1) in circumstances in which the person--
(a) intends to endanger
the health or safety of any person or prejudice the effective conduct of an
investigation or intelligence-gathering in relation to criminal activity or
implementation of a witness protection program, or
(b) knows that, or is
reckless as to whether, the disclosure of the information--
(i) endangers or
will endanger the health or safety of any person, or