Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) In this section
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operational information means any information
relating to a controlled operation for which an authority is or was in force
or a corresponding authorised operation.
(2) A person who has
access, or has had access, to operational information must not disclose the
information except —
(a) in
connection with the administration or execution of this Part or a
corresponding law; or
(b) for
the purposes of any legal proceeding arising out of or otherwise related to
this Part or a corresponding law or of any report of any such proceedings; or
(c) for
the purpose of reporting to an appropriate authority any criminal activity
that is outside the scope of the authority granted in respect of the
authorised operation; or
(d) for
the purpose of seeking legal advice; or
(e) to a
government agency for the purposes of a law enforcement operation conducted by
that agency or for intelligence-gathering purposes; or
(f) in
accordance with any requirement imposed by law.
Penalty: imprisonment for 10 years.
Summary conviction penalty: a fine of $24 000 or
imprisonment for 2 years.
(3) An offence against
subsection (2) is an indictable offence.