Criminal Code Act 1899 - Queensland Legislation

Schedule 1 The Criminal CodePart 3 Offences against the administration of law and justice, against office and againstpublic authorityChapter 12 Unlawfully obtaining or disclosing information[s 85]Part 3Chapter 12Offences against theadministration of law andjustice, against office andagainst public authorityUnlawfully obtaining ordisclosing information85 Disclosure of official secretsA person who is or has been employed as a public officer whounlawfully publishes or communicates any information thatcomes or came to his or her knowledge, or any document thatcomes or came into his or her possession, by virtue of theperson’s office, and that it is or was his or her duty to keepsecret, commits a misdemeanour.Maximum penalty—2 years imprisonment.86 Obtaining of or disclosure of secret information about theidentity of informant(1) A person who, without lawful justification or excuse, obtainsor attempts to obtain secret information in the possession of alaw enforcement agency or law enforcement officer about theidentity of a criminal organisation informant commits a crime.Maximum penalty—10 years imprisonment.(2) A person who, without lawful justification or excuse,publishes or communicates secret information in thepossession of, or obtained from, a law enforcement agency orlaw enforcement officer about the identity of a criminalorganisation informant commits a crime.Maximum penalty—10 years imprisonment.Page 78 Current as at 1 December 2014