Law Enforcement (Controlled Operations) Act 1997

A person is guilty of an offence if—

the person intentionally, knowingly or recklessly discloses any information, and

the person knows that, or is reckless as to whether, the information relates to a cross-border controlled operation, or a corresponding authorised operation, and

the person knows that, or is reckless as to whether, the disclosure is not made—

in connection with the administration or execution of this Part or a corresponding law, or

for the purposes of any legal proceeding arising out of or otherwise related to this Part or a corresponding law or of any report of any such proceedings, or

in accordance with any requirement imposed by law.

A person is guilty of an offence against this subsection if the person commits an offence against subsection (1) in circumstances in which the person—

intends to endanger the health or safety of any person or prejudice the effective conduct of a cross-border controlled operation or corresponding authorised operation, or

knows that, or is reckless as to whether, the disclosure of the information—

endangers, or will endanger, the health or safety of any person, or

prejudices, or will prejudice, the effective conduct of a cross-border controlled operation or corresponding authorised operation.

An offence against subsection (2) is to be prosecuted on indictment. However, Chapter 5 of the Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (which relates to the summary disposal of certain indictable offences unless an election is made to proceed on indictment) applies to and in respect of any such offence.