41Offence to disclose information before Attorney‑General gives criminal witness exclusion certificate etc. under section 28

#### 41 Offence to disclose information before Attorney‑General gives criminal witness exclusion certificate etc. under section 28 A person commits an offence if: (a) the person is the prosecutor, the defendant or the defendant’s legal representative in a federal criminal proceeding; and (b) the person notifies the Attorney‑General under subsection 24(1) that he or she knows or believes that a person (the second person) whom he or she intends to call as a witness in a federal criminal proceeding will disclose information by the second person’s mere presence; and (c) after giving the notice, the person calls the second person as a witness in the proceeding at any time before the Attorney‑General gives the person a certificate under subsection 28(2) or advice under subsection 28(10) in relation to the calling of the second person as a witness; and (d) the disclosure of the information by the mere presence of the second person is likely to prejudice national security. Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years.