CONFISCATION ACT 1997 - SECT 140 Secrecy

CONFISCATION ACT 1997 - SECT 140

S. 140(1) amended by No. 63/2003 s. 33(a).

    (1)     Except as provided by this section and section 119A, a person who obtains information, or to whom information is communicated or given, under Part 13 must not make a record of it or directly or indirectly divulge or communicate it otherwise than—

        (a)     with the consent of the person or body to whom the information relates; or

        (b)     in the course of performing a duty under or in connection with this Act; or

        (c)     in connection with the enforcement of the laws of the State.

Penalty:     Level 7 imprisonment (2 years maximum) or a level 7 fine (240 penalty units maximum) or both.

    (2)     A person who obtains information, or to whom information is communicated or given, under Part 13 may, or may be compelled to, divulge or communicate the information to a court if it is necessary to do so for the purpose of any legal proceedings arising out of this Act or any proceedings for the enforcement of the laws of the State but is otherwise not competent or compellable to give evidence in relation to that information.

S. 140(3) repealed by No. 63/2003 s. 33(b).

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    (4)     The provisions of this section are additional to, and do not take away from, any other provision of this Act prohibiting or limiting the disclosure of information.

Note to s. 140 inserted by No. 23/2017 s. 34.

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See also Part 5A of the Family Violence Protection Act 2008 in respect of the use and disclosure obligations of persons or bodies prescribed to be information sharing entities under that Act.