Weapons Act 1990

If an informer supplies information to a police officer in relation to the commission of an indictable offence against this Act, the informer’s identity must, at all times, be kept confidential.

A person must not disclose the name of an informer or any other particular that may be likely to lead to the informer’s identification.Maximum penalty—2 years imprisonment.

However, a person does not contravene subsection (2) if—

the informer consents to the information being disclosed; or

the disclosure was made in good faith for the protection of the informer’s interests; or

a court orders the disclosure after being satisfied that—

disclosing the information is not likely to jeopardise the informer’s safety; and

the disclosure is in the public interest.