Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005
133AOffence—secrecy
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133A Offence—secrecy person to whom this section applies means a person who exercises, or has exercised, a function under this Act. protected information means information about a person that is disclosed to, or obtained by, a person to whom this section applies because of the exercise of a function under this Act by the person or someone else. (2) A person to whom this section applies commits an offence if— (a) the person—
(b) the person— (3) Subsection (2) does not apply if the record is made, or the information is divulged— (a) under this Act or another territory law; or (b) in relation to the exercise of a function, as a person to whom this section applies, under this Act or another territory law. information about someone with the person’s consent. (5) Subsection (2) does not apply if the information is divulged for law enforcement functions or activities and then only to an entity (6) A person to whom this section applies need not divulge protected information to a court, or produce a document containing protected information to a court, unless it is necessary to do so for this Act or another territory law.