289PImproper copying or dissemination of recorded statement

#### 289P Improper copying or dissemination of recorded statement 289P Improper copying or dissemination of recorded statement > > (1) A person who has possession of a recorded statement must not copy, or permit a person to copy, the recorded statement, give possession of the recorded statement to another person or publish the recorded statement, except— > > > > > (a) for the legitimate purposes of a criminal investigation or criminal proceedings, or > > > > > (b) if the person is a public official, in the proper exercise of the person’s public official functions (including any functions relating to education or training). > > > > Maximum penalty—100 penalty units, or 2 years imprisonment, or both. > > > (2) This section does not permit any person, including an Australian legal practitioner who represents an accused person, to give possession of a video copy of a recorded statement to the accused person or to permit the accused person to copy or obtain a copy of a recorded statement. > > > (3) In this section, a reference to a recorded statement includes a reference to any copy of a recorded statement made for the purposes of the proceedings. > > > (4) An offence under this section is to be dealt with summarily. > > > (5) In this section— > > > > public official has the same meaning as in the [Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1988-035). > > > > publish means disseminate or provide access to one or more persons by means of the internet, radio, television or other media.