178Disclosures prejudicing investigations

#### 178 Disclosures prejudicing investigations 178 Disclosures prejudicing investigations > > (1) A person who is required by a production requirement to produce a document or thing or to give evidence must not disclose any information about the production requirement that is likely to prejudice the examination or other investigation to which it relates. > > > > Maximum penalty—50 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months, or both. > > > (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a production requirement unless it specifies that information about the production requirement must not be disclosed. > > > (3) A person does not contravene this section if the disclosure is made— > > > > > (a) to an employee, agent or other person in order to obtain information to comply with the production requirement and the employee, agent or other person is directed not to inform the person to whom the information relates about the matter, or > > > > > (b) to obtain legal advice or representation in relation to the production requirement, or > > > > > (c) for the purposes of, or in the course of, legal proceedings, or > > > > > (d) to a medical practitioner or psychologist in relation to the provision by that health practitioner of medical or psychiatric care, treatment or counselling (including but not limited to psychological counselling) to a person required by a production requirement to give evidence, or > > > > > (e) in accordance with guidelines issued by the Commission or in accordance with the regulations. > > > (4) A reference in this section to the disclosure of any information about a production requirement includes a reference to— > > > > > (a) a disclosure about the existence or nature of the production requirement or of the examination or other investigation to which it relates, and > > > > > (b) a disclosure of any information to a person from which the person could reasonably be expected to infer the existence or nature of the production requirement or of the examination or other investigation to which it relates. > > **s 178:** Am 2022 No 14, Sch 6\[13\].