9Enforcement of laws

9 Enforcement of laws

For the purposes of paragraph 7(1)(b), this section covers a disclosure that is necessary for one or more of the following purposes:

1. investigating, prosecuting or preventing a breach of the criminal law of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory that relates to an indictable offence punishable by imprisonment for a period of 2 years or more;
2. investigating, prosecuting or preventing a breach of a law imposing a pecuniary penalty equivalent to 40 penalty units or more;
3. preventing an act that may have a significant adverse effect on the public revenue;
4. extraditing one or more persons to or from Australia, including the making of, or the consideration of whether to make or accept, a request for extradition;
5. the provision, or the proposed provision, of international assistance in criminal matters by the Attorney‑General, or an officer of the Attorney‑General’s Department, to a foreign country;
6. obtaining, or the proposed obtaining, of international assistance in criminal matters by the Attorney‑General, or an officer of the Attorney‑General’s Department, from a foreign country.