23Information not to be disclosed

23 Information not to be disclosed

23 Information not to be disclosed

(1) A person must not, either directly or indirectly, record or disclose any information relating to the making of an entry under this Act in a register of births, deaths or marriages, unless it is necessary to do so—

(a) for the purposes of this Act or a complementary witness protection law, or

(b) for the purposes of an investigation by the Commission or the Inspector, or

(c) to comply with an order of the Supreme Court.

Maximum penalty—imprisonment for 10 years.

(2) Despite subsection (1), the Commissioner of Police may disclose the previous identity of a participant or former participant for the purpose of obtaining documents relating to the new identity of the participant or former participant.

s 23: Am 2002 No 54, Sch 1 [29] [30]; 2016 No 61, Sch 6.47 [6]; 2024 No 89, Sch 1[20] [35] [36].