Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(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.