Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION (CRIMINAL AND CIVIL PROCEEDINGS) ACT 2004 - SECT 46G

    A person commits an offence if:

  (a)   for the purposes of a civil proceeding, the person discloses, other than in giving evidence in that proceeding or in permitted circumstances, information to:

  (i)   a party to the proceeding; or

  (ii)   a party's legal representative; or

  (iii)   a person assisting a party's legal representative; and

  (b)   the disclosure is likely to prejudice national security; and

  (c)   none of the following subparagraphs apply:

  (i)   the party to the proceeding, the legal representative or the person mentioned in subparagraph   ( a)(iii) has a security clearance at the level considered appropriate by the Secretary in relation to the information;

  (ii)   the disclosure has been approved by the Secretary;

  (iii)   the disclosure takes place in compliance with conditions approved by the Secretary.

Penalty:   Imprisonment for 2 years.