Sch 1 (The Criminal Code), s 85
In forceDisclosure of official secrets
Schedule 1The Criminal Code
Part 3Offences against the administration of law and justice, against office and against public authority
85 Disclosure of official secrets
A person who is or has been employed as a public officer who unlawfully publishes or communicates any information that comes or came to his or her knowledge, or any document that comes or came into his or her possession, by virtue of the person’s office, and that it is or was his or her duty to keep secret, commits a misdemeanour. Maximum penalty—2 years imprisonment. sch 1 pt 3 ch 12 s 85 sub 1997 No. 3 s 16
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