JURIES ACT 1957 - SECT 56B

JURIES ACT 1957 - SECT 56B

56B .         Protected information not to be disclosed

        (1)         A person who discloses protected information commits an offence if the person is aware that, in consequence of the disclosure, the information will, or is likely to, be published.

        Penalty: $5 000.

        (2)         Subsection (1) does not prohibit disclosing protected information —

            (a)         to a court; or

            (b)         to a board or commission appointed by the Governor; or

            (ba)         to the Corruption and Crime Commission established under the Corruption, Crime and Misconduct Act 2003 ; or

            (bb)         to the Parliamentary Inspector of the Corruption and Crime Commission appointed under the Corruption, Crime and Misconduct Act 2003 ; or

        [(c)         deleted]

            (d)         to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administrative Investigations or the Deputy Parliamentary Commissioner for Administrative Investigations appointed under section 5 of the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1971 ; or

            (e)         to a prosecuting officer or a police officer for the purpose of an investigation concerning an alleged contempt of court or alleged offence relating to jury deliberations or a juror’s identity; or

            (f)         as part of a fair and accurate report of an investigation referred to in paragraph (e); or

            (g)         to a person in accordance with an authorisation granted by the Minister to conduct research into matters relating to juries or jury service; or

            (h)         to a legal practitioner for the purpose of obtaining advice in relation to a matter referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e).

        [Section 56B inserted: No. 12 of 2000 s. 10; amended: No. 48 of 2003 s. 62; No. 50 of 2003 s. 73(2); No. 65 of 2003 s. 42(2); No. 78 of 2003 s. 74(2); No. 21 of 2008 s. 669(3); No. 35 of 2014 s. 39; No. 9 of 2022 s. 365.]