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(1) This section applies if AUSTRAC information is disclosed to an official of a non‑designated Commonwealth agency for the purposes of an investigation or proposed investigation.
Disclosure to other officials of the same agency
(2) The official may disclose the AUSTRAC information to another official of the agency for the purposes of, or in connection with, the performance of the other official's duties in relation to the investigation or proposed investigation.
Disclosure for the purposes of court or tribunal proceedings
(3) The official may disclose the AUSTRAC information to a person for the purposes of, or in connection with, court or tribunal proceedings, or proposed or possible court or tribunal proceedings, connected with the investigation or proposed investigation.
(4) A person to whom AUSTRAC information has been disclosed under subsection (3) must not disclose the information to another person.
(5) Subsection (4) does not apply if the disclosure is for the purposes of, or in connection with, the court or tribunal proceedings or the proposed or possible court or tribunal proceedings.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (5) (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code ).
(6) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person is subject to a requirement under subsection (4); and
(b) the person engages in conduct; and
(c) the person's conduct breaches the requirement.
Penalty for contravention of this subsection: Imprisonment for 2 years or 120 penalty units, or both.