New Zealand Acts

CRIMES AMENDMENT ACT 2003 - SECT 14

14 New section 216F inserted

The principal Act is amended by inserting, after section 216E , the following section:

216F Unlawful disclosure

1 An unlawful disclosure is—

a) the intentional and unauthorised disclosure of the existence of an interception warrant to be exercised by a member of the police if the disclosure would, or is likely to, prejudice an investigation; or

b) the intentional and unauthorised disclosure of—

i) any information gained when undertaking maintenance of a communication service; or

ii) any information gained when assisting with the execution of an interception warrant other than to the agency executing the warrant.

2 Despite anything in subsection (1)(b)(i) , a person may disclose information to any member of the police if the information appears to relate to the commission of a crime that has caused or could cause serious harm to any person.

3 Every person who makes an unlawful disclosure is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years.