Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) A person who
solicits or obtains protected information with the intention of publishing or
facilitating the publication of that information commits an offence.
Penalty: $5 000.
(2) Subsection (1)
does not prohibit soliciting or obtaining protected information —
(a) in
the course of proceedings in a court; or
(b) by a
board or commission appointed by the Governor; or
(ba) by
the Corruption and Crime Commission established under the
Corruption, Crime and Misconduct Act 2003 ; or
(bb) by
the Parliamentary Inspector of the Corruption and Crime Commission appointed
under the Corruption, Crime and Misconduct Act 2003 ; or
[(c) deleted]
(d) by
the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administrative Investigations or the Deputy
Parliamentary Commissioner for Administrative Investigations appointed under
section 5 of the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1971 ; or
(e) by a
prosecuting officer or a police officer for the purpose of an investigation
concerning an alleged contempt of court or alleged offence relating to jury
deliberations or a juror’s identity; or
(f) by a
person in accordance with an authorisation granted by the Minister to conduct
research into matters relating to juries or jury service; or
(g) by a
legal practitioner for the purpose of giving advice in relation to a matter
referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e).
[Section 56C inserted: No. 12 of 2000 s. 10;
amended: No. 48 of 2003 s. 62; No. 50 of 2003 s. 73(2); No. 65 of 2003
s. 42(2); No. 78 of 2003 s. 74(2); No. 21 of 2008 s. 669(4); No. 35 of 2014
s. 39; No. 6 of 2017 s. 11(2); No. 9 of 2022 s. 366.]