Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered Acts(1) Section 24(1)
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police officer in respect of the commission of an offence against
(2) Section 24(1)
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must
(3) Section 24(2) and (3)
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(2) Subject to section 25(3), a person commits an offence if:
(a) the person intentionally discloses information; and
(b) the disclosure of the information results in the disclosure of the name of an informer, or a matter that may lead to the identification of an informer, and the person is reckless in relation to the result.
Maximum penalty: 200 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years.
(3) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (2) if the defendant made the disclosure in good faith for the protection of the interests of the informer or for the public good.
(4) The defendant has a legal burden of proof in relation to a matter mentioned in subsection (3).