Secrecy
10 Secrecy
This section applies to a person who is or has been the commissioner of the police service or a police officer.
A person must not—
make a record of protected information; or
whether directly or indirectly, divulge or communicate protected information;
unless the record is made, or the information divulged or communicated, in the performance of duties relating to the enforcement of the laws of the State, the Commonwealth, another State or a Territory.Maximum penalty—400 penalty units, imprisonment for 2 years or both.
A person is not required to divulge or communicate protected information to a court unless it is necessary to do so for the enforcement of the laws of the State, the Commonwealth, another State or a Territory.
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