Disclosing information about assumed identity
75 Disclosing information about assumed identity
A person must not disclose any information that reveals, or is likely to reveal, that an assumed identity that another person is authorised to acquire or use under an authority or corresponding authority is not the other person’s real identity except —
in connection with the administration or execution of this Part or a corresponding law; or
for the purposes of any legal proceeding arising out of or otherwise related to this Part or a corresponding law or of any report of any such proceedings; or
to a government agency for the purposes of a law enforcement operation conducted by that agency; or
in accordance with any requirement imposed by law.
Penalty: imprisonment for 10 years.
Summary conviction penalty: a fine of $24 000 or imprisonment for 2 years.
An offence against subsection (1) is an indictable offence.
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