Public Interest Disclosure Act 2018

A person to whom an appropriate disclosure of public interest information is made, or a person to whom such a disclosure is referred or who otherwise knows that such a disclosure has been made, must not, without the consent of the informant, knowingly divulge the identity of the informant except—

so far as may be necessary to ensure that the matters to which the information relates are properly investigated; or

in accordance with any applicable guidelines prepared under section 14. Maximum penalty: Maximum penalty: $20 000 or imprisonment for 2 years.

The obligation to maintain confidentiality imposed by this section applies despite any other statutory provision, or a common law rule, to the contrary.