Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979
182ADisclosure/use offences: journalist information warrants
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182A Disclosure/use offences: journalist information warrants
(1) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person discloses or uses information; and (b) the information is about any of the following: (i) whether a journalist information warrant (other than such a warrant that relates only to section 178A) has been, or is being, requested or applied for; (ii) the making of such a warrant; (iii) the existence or non‑existence of such a warrant; (iv) the revocation of such a warrant.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years.
(2) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person discloses or uses a document; and (b) the document consists (wholly or partly) of any of the following: (i) a journalist information warrant (other than such a warrant that relates only to section 178A); (ii) the revocation of such a warrant.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years.