Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L01229:reg:10
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L01229
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 10
Character Range: 5371–6627

10  Enforcement of laws
 (1) Information may be disclosed for the purpose of this section if:
 (a) the disclosure is necessary:
 (i) for the enforcement of a criminal law that relates to an indictable offence punishable by imprisonment of 2 years or more; or
 (ii) for the enforcement of a law imposing a pecuniary penalty equivalent to 40 penalty units or more; or
 (iii) to prevent an act that may have a significant adverse effect on the public revenue; or
 (b) the disclosure relates to an offence or threatened offence:
 (i) against an officer; or
 (ii) against Commonwealth property; or
 (iii) in premises occupied by a service organisation.
 (2) In this section:
  criminal law means:
          (a) for Australia—a criminal law of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory; and
          (b) for a place outside Australia—a criminal law that may be recognised under an extradition arrangement to which Australia is a party.
penalty unit has the same meaning as in section 4AA of the Crimes Act 1914.
Note Subsection 4AA(1) of the Crimes Act 1914 provides:
            'In a law of the Commonwealth or a Territory Ordinance, unless the contrary intention appears:
            penalty unit means $275 (subject to indexation under subsection (3)).'