Police (Special Investigative and Other Powers) Act 2015
28Unauthorised disclosure of information
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28 Unauthorised disclosure of information (b) the information relates to an authorised operation or a (2) Strict liability applies to subsection (1)(a) and (c). (3) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1) if the defendant has a reasonable excuse. (4) A person commits an offence if: (b) the information relates to an authorised operation or a (5) Strict liability applies to subsection (4)(c).
Police (Special Investigative and Other Powers) Act 2015 23 (6) A person commits an offence against this subsection if: (b) the conduct would constitute an offence against subsection (1) or (4); and (ii) prejudices the effective conduct of an investigation or (7) For this section, information relates to an authorised operation or a corresponding authorised operation if it relates to an application for an authority for a proposed operation, despite that the proposed operation has not yet been authorised or even is never authorised.