Parent or guardian of detainee prohibited from disclosing certain information to another parent or guardian
13AZZS Parent or guardian of detainee prohibited from disclosing certain information to another parent or guardian
S. 13AZZS inserted by No. 32/2018 s. 9.
A parent or guardian of a detainee commits an offence if—
the detainee has contact with the parent or guardian under section 13AZZ; and
while the detainee is being detained under this Part, the parent or guardian intentionally discloses any of the following information to another parent or guardian of the detainee (the other parent or guardian)—
the fact that a police detention decision has been made in relation to the detainee;
the fact that the detainee is being detained under this Part;
any information that the detainee gives the parent or guardian in the course of the contact; and
when the disclosure is made, the detainee has not had contact with the other parent or guardian under section 13AZZ while being detained under this Part; and
when the disclosure is made, the parent or guardian has been informed under section 13AZZA(2) by the nominated senior police officer in relation to the detainee that the parent or guardian must not disclose information of that kind to the other parent or guardian.
Penalty: Level 6 imprisonment (5 years maximum).
S. 13AZZT inserted by No. 32/2018 s. 9.
13AZZT Nominated senior police officer may inform parent or guardian they cannot contact other parent or guardian in certain cases
This section applies if a parent or guardian of a detainee informs the nominated senior police officer in relation to the detainee that the parent or guardian proposes to disclose information of the kind mentioned in section 13AZZS(b) to another parent or guardian of the detainee.
The nominated senior police officer may inform the parent or guardian that the detainee is not entitled to contact the other parent or guardian under section 13AZZ.
Note
The parent or guardian may commit an offence against section 13AZZS if the other parent or guardian is a person the detainee is not entitled to have contact with under section 13AZZ and the parent or guardian does disclose information of that kind to the other parent or guardian. This is because of the operation of section 13AZZS(c).
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