sec.340ASensitive information from law enforcement agencies

### sec.340A Sensitive information from law enforcement agencies This section applies to a person (the informed person ) who has obtained access to either of the following sensitive law enforcement information, whether before or after the commencement of this section— sensitive law enforcement information that the chief executive has obtained from a law enforcement agency; sensitive law enforcement information in the possession of a law enforcement agency that the chief executive has accessed under an arrangement with the agency. The informed person must not disclose the sensitive law enforcement information to another person or make a record of the information, other than as authorised under subsection (3) . Maximum penalty—100 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment. The informed person may disclose the sensitive law enforcement information or make a record of the information— for the purpose for which the information was given to the chief executive; or with the approval of the law enforcement agency that provided the information; or if the use or disclosure of the information is likely to prevent a serious threat to a person’s life, health or safety. In this section— sensitive law enforcement information means— information that, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to— enable the existence or identity of a confidential source of information, in relation to the enforcement or administration of a law, to be ascertained; or endanger a person’s life or physical safety; or result in a person being subjected to a serious act of harassment or intimidation; or prejudice the effectiveness of a lawful method or procedure for preventing, detecting, investigating or dealing with a contravention or possible contravention of a law; or prejudice the maintenance or enforcement of a lawful method or procedure for protecting public safety; or endanger the security of a building, structure or vehicle; or prejudice a system or procedure for the protection of persons, property or the environment; or facilitate a person’s escape from lawful custody; or information that— consists of information given in the course of an investigation of a contravention or possible contravention of a law; and was given under compulsion under an Act that abrogated the privilege against self-incrimination; or information obtained, used or prepared— for an investigation by a part of the police service known as the State Intelligence Group; or for an investigation by a part of the police service known as the State Security Operations Group; or by Crime Stoppers Queensland Limited ACN 010 995 650. s 340A ins 2023 No. 14 s 31 (sec.340A-ssec.1) This section applies to a person (the informed person ) who has obtained access to either of the following sensitive law enforcement information, whether before or after the commencement of this section— sensitive law enforcement information that the chief executive has obtained from a law enforcement agency; sensitive law enforcement information in the possession of a law enforcement agency that the chief executive has accessed under an arrangement with the agency. (sec.340A-ssec.2) The informed person must not disclose the sensitive law enforcement information to another person or make a record of the information, other than as authorised under subsection (3) . Maximum penalty—100 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment. (sec.340A-ssec.3) The informed person may disclose the sensitive law enforcement information or make a record of the information— for the purpose for which the information was given to the chief executive; or with the approval of the law enforcement agency that provided the information; or if the use or disclosure of the information is likely to prevent a serious threat to a person’s life, health or safety. (sec.340A-ssec.4) In this section— sensitive law enforcement information means— information that, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to— enable the existence or identity of a confidential source of information, in relation to the enforcement or administration of a law, to be ascertained; or endanger a person’s life or physical safety; or result in a person being subjected to a serious act of harassment or intimidation; or prejudice the effectiveness of a lawful method or procedure for preventing, detecting, investigating or dealing with a contravention or possible contravention of a law; or prejudice the maintenance or enforcement of a lawful method or procedure for protecting public safety; or endanger the security of a building, structure or vehicle; or prejudice a system or procedure for the protection of persons, property or the environment; or facilitate a person’s escape from lawful custody; or information that— consists of information given in the course of an investigation of a contravention or possible contravention of a law; and was given under compulsion under an Act that abrogated the privilege against self-incrimination; or information obtained, used or prepared— for an investigation by a part of the police service known as the State Intelligence Group; or for an investigation by a part of the police service known as the State Security Operations Group; or by Crime Stoppers Queensland Limited ACN 010 995 650. - (a) sensitive law enforcement information that the chief executive has obtained from a law enforcement agency; - (b) sensitive law enforcement information in the possession of a law enforcement agency that the chief executive has accessed under an arrangement with the agency. - (a) for the purpose for which the information was given to the chief executive; or - (b) with the approval of the law enforcement agency that provided the information; or - (c) if the use or disclosure of the information is likely to prevent a serious threat to a person’s life, health or safety. - (a) information that, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to— (i) enable the existence or identity of a confidential source of information, in relation to the enforcement or administration of a law, to be ascertained; or (ii) endanger a person’s life or physical safety; or (iii) result in a person being subjected to a serious act of harassment or intimidation; or (iv) prejudice the effectiveness of a lawful method or procedure for preventing, detecting, investigating or dealing with a contravention or possible contravention of a law; or (v) prejudice the maintenance or enforcement of a lawful method or procedure for protecting public safety; or (vi) endanger the security of a building, structure or vehicle; or (vii) prejudice a system or procedure for the protection of persons, property or the environment; or (viii) facilitate a person’s escape from lawful custody; or - (i) enable the existence or identity of a confidential source of information, in relation to the enforcement or administration of a law, to be ascertained; or - (ii) endanger a person’s life or physical safety; or - (iii) result in a person being subjected to a serious act of harassment or intimidation; or - (iv) prejudice the effectiveness of a lawful method or procedure for preventing, detecting, investigating or dealing with a contravention or possible contravention of a law; or - (v) prejudice the maintenance or enforcement of a lawful method or procedure for protecting public safety; or - (vi) endanger the security of a building, structure or vehicle; or - (vii) prejudice a system or procedure for the protection of persons, property or the environment; or - (viii) facilitate a person’s escape from lawful custody; or - (b) information that— (i) consists of information given in the course of an investigation of a contravention or possible contravention of a law; and (ii) was given under compulsion under an Act that abrogated the privilege against self-incrimination; or - (i) consists of information given in the course of an investigation of a contravention or possible contravention of a law; and - (ii) was given under compulsion under an Act that abrogated the privilege against self-incrimination; or - (c) information obtained, used or prepared— (i) for an investigation by a part of the police service known as the State Intelligence Group; or (ii) for an investigation by a part of the police service known as the State Security Operations Group; or (iii) by Crime Stoppers Queensland Limited ACN 010 995 650. - (i) for an investigation by a part of the police service known as the State Intelligence Group; or - (ii) for an investigation by a part of the police service known as the State Security Operations Group; or - (iii) by Crime Stoppers Queensland Limited ACN 010 995 650. - (i) enable the existence or identity of a confidential source of information, in relation to the enforcement or administration of a law, to be ascertained; or - (ii) endanger a person’s life or physical safety; or - (iii) result in a person being subjected to a serious act of harassment or intimidation; or - (iv) prejudice the effectiveness of a lawful method or procedure for preventing, detecting, investigating or dealing with a contravention or possible contravention of a law; or - (v) prejudice the maintenance or enforcement of a lawful method or procedure for protecting public safety; or - (vi) endanger the security of a building, structure or vehicle; or - (vii) prejudice a system or procedure for the protection of persons, property or the environment; or - (viii) facilitate a person’s escape from lawful custody; or - (i) consists of information given in the course of an investigation of a contravention or possible contravention of a law; and - (ii) was given under compulsion under an Act that abrogated the privilege against self-incrimination; or - (i) for an investigation by a part of the police service known as the State Intelligence Group; or - (ii) for an investigation by a part of the police service known as the State Security Operations Group; or - (iii) by Crime Stoppers Queensland Limited ACN 010 995 650.