Unauthorised disclosure of information
36 Unauthorised disclosure of information
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 an authorised 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 Act or a corresponding law; or
for the purposes of any legal proceeding arising out of or otherwise related to this Act or a corresponding law or of any report of any such proceedings; or
in accordance with any requirement imposed by law; or
S. 36(1)(c)(iv) amended by No. 34/2008 s. 143(Sch. 2 item 5.2), substituted by No. 82/2012 s. 87, amended by Nos 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 38.2), 60/2014 s. 140(Sch. 3 item 9), 31/2024 s. 113(Sch. 1 item 6.2).
in accordance with Part 9 of the Victoria Police Act 2013, the Independent Broad-based Anti‑corruption Commission Act 2011, Division 8 or 9 of Part 3 of the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 or the Integrity Oversight Victoria Act 2011.
- Imprisonment for 2 years.
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 an authorised operation or a 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 an authorised operation or a corresponding authorised operation.
- Imprisonment for 10 years.
An offence against subsection (2) is an indictable offence.
Division 2—Reporting and record-keeping
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