27YNo publication or disclosure of information about covert

27Y No publication or disclosure of information about covert search warrants (1) A person must not publish any confidential information in relation to a covert search warrant except in accordance with the approval of the Supreme Court. Terrorism (Emergency Powers) Act 2003 79 (2) If, in any legal proceeding an issue arises relating to the disclosure of confidential information and apart from this section a person would be entitled to require another person to disclose the information, the court may excuse the person from the requirement to disclose if satisfied: (a) disclosure would prejudice the prevention, investigation or prosecution of a terrorist act or suspected terrorist act; and (b) the public interest in preserving secrecy or confidentiality outweighs the public interest in disclosure. confidential information, in relation to a covert search warrant, means any information about or derived from: (a) an application for the warrant or proceeding on the application; or (b) a report given under section 27U. disclose, includes disclosure, whether by order, subpoena or otherwise, by the: (a) inspection, production or discovery of documents; and (b) giving of evidence; and (c) answering of interrogatories; and (d) provision of particulars.