Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered Acts(1) A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) obtains information while exercising a power or performing a function as a member; and
(b) engages in conduct that results in the disclosure of the information.
Maximum penalty: 200 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the person discloses the information:
(a) for the exercise of the person's powers or the performance of the person's functions as a member; or
(b) with the consent of the person to whom the information relates; or
(c) for legal proceedings arising out of the operation of this Act.
(3) A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) obtains information while acting on behalf of, or performing duties for, the NT EPA under this Act; and
(b) engages in conduct that results in the disclosure of the information.
Maximum penalty: 200 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years.
(4) Subsection (3) does not apply if the person discloses the information:
(a) for the administration of this Act; or
(b) with the consent of the person to whom the information relates; or
(c) for legal proceedings arising out of the operation of this Act.
(5) In this section:
"exercise", of a power, includes the purported exercise of the power.
"performance", of a function, includes the purported performance of the function.
Note for section 32
In addition, under section 43BE of the Criminal Code, a person is not criminally responsible for conduct constituting an offence if the conduct is justified or excused by law.