Victorian Current Acts

TERRORISM (COMMUNITY PROTECTION) ACT 2003 - SECT 13AZZS

A parent or guardian of a detainee commits an offence if—

        (a)     the detainee has contact with the parent or guardian under section 13AZZ; and

        (b)     while the detainee is being detained under this Part, the parent or guardian intentionally discloses any of the following information to another parent or guardian of the detainee (the other parent or guardian )—

              (i)     the fact that a police detention decision has been made in relation to the detainee;

              (ii)     the fact that the detainee is being detained under this Part;

              (iii)     any information that the detainee gives the parent or guardian in the course of the contact; and

        (c)     when the disclosure is made, the detainee has not had contact with the other parent or guardian under section 13AZZ while being detained under this Part; and

        (d)     when the disclosure is made, the parent or guardian has been informed under section 13AZZA(2) by the nominated senior police officer in relation to the detainee that the parent or guardian must not disclose information of that kind to the other parent or guardian.

Penalty:     Level 6 imprisonment (5 years maximum).

S. 13AZZT inserted by No. 32/2018 s. 9.