357Offence—soliciting disclosure of protected information

#### 357 Offence—soliciting disclosure of protected information (1) If: (a) a person solicits the disclosure of protected information from an officer or another person; and (b) the disclosure would be in contravention of this Division; and (c) the first‑mentioned person knows or ought reasonably to know that the information is protected information; then, whether or not any protected information is actually disclosed, the first‑mentioned person commits an offence punishable on conviction by imprisonment for a period of not more than 2 years. > Note 1: Subsection 4B(2) of the Crimes Act 1914 allows a court that convicts an individual of an offence to impose a fine instead of, or in addition to, a term of imprisonment. The maximum fine that a court can impose on the individual is worked out by multiplying the maximum term of imprisonment (in months) by 5, and then multiplying the resulting number by the amount of a penalty unit. The amount of a penalty unit is stated in section 4AA of that Act. > Note 2: For protected information see subsection 3(1). > Note 3: For officer see subsection 3(1). (2) For the purposes of an offence against subsection (1), strict liability applies to the physical element of circumstance, that the contravention is a contravention of this Division. > Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.