Improper copying or circulation of sensitive evidence
281F Improper copying or circulation of sensitive evidence
A person who has possession of sensitive evidence that is prosecution evidence must not copy, or permit a person to copy, the sensitive evidence, or give possession of the sensitive evidence to another person, except—
for the legitimate purposes of a criminal investigation or criminal proceedings, or
if the person is a public official, in the proper exercise of the person’s public official functions (including any functions relating to education or training).
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units, or 2 years imprisonment, or both.
For the purposes of this section, any sensitive evidence in the possession of a person is prosecution evidence if—
the person was given possession of the sensitive evidence by a prosecuting authority in or in connection with a criminal investigation or criminal proceedings, or
the person is a public official who created, or obtained possession of, the sensitive evidence in the exercise of, or as a result of an opportunity that arose in the exercise of, public official functions in or in connection with a criminal investigation or criminal proceedings.
In this section—
public official has the same meaning as in the Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988.
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