Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies to a person who is or has been the Commissioner of Police or a police officer.
(2) A person shall not:
(a) make a record of protected information; or
(b) whether directly or indirectly, divulge or communicate protected information,
unless the record is made, or the information divulged or communicated, in the performance of duties relating to the enforcement of a law of the Territory, the Commonwealth, a State or another Territory of the Commonwealth.
Maximum penalty: 85 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years.
(3) A person is not required to divulge or communicate protected information to a court unless it is necessary to do so for the enforcement of a law of the Territory, the Commonwealth, a State or another Territory of the Commonwealth.