South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts10—Communication or publication of information or material—public
interest
(1) A person must not
knowingly use, communicate or publish information or material derived from the
use of a listening device or an optical surveillance device in circumstances
where the device was used in the public interest except in accordance with an
order of a judge under this Division.
Maximum penalty:
(a) in
the case of a body corporate—$50 000;
(b) in
the case of a natural person—$10 000.
(2) Subsection (1)
does not apply to the use, communication or publication of information or
material derived from the use of a listening device or an optical surveillance
device in circumstances where the device was used in the public interest
if—
(a) the
use, communication or publication of the information or material is made to a
media organisation; or
(b) the
use, communication or publication of the information or material is made by a
media organisation and the information or material is in the public interest.