Offence—soliciting disclosure of protected information
205 Offence—soliciting disclosure of protected information
If:
a person (the first person) solicits the disclosure of protected information from an officer or another person; and
the disclosure would be in contravention of this Division; and
the first person knows or ought reasonably to know that the information is protected information;
the first person commits an offence, whether or not any protected information is actually disclosed.
An offence against subsection (1) is punishable on conviction by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years.
Strict liability applies to the element of an offence against subsection (1) that a contravention is a contravention of this Division.
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