Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00797:clause:1_12
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00797
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 12
Character Range: 176254–177333

12  Secrecy
 (1) A person who is or has been a member, or a member of the staff, of the Committee commits an offence if the person, directly or indirectly:
 (a) makes a record of, or discloses or communicates to a person, any information acquired because of holding the office or employment; or
 (b) produces to a person a document provided to the Committee for the purposes of enabling the Committee to perform its functions;
and the action of the person is not carried out for the purposes of enabling the Committee to perform its functions.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years or 120 penalty units, or both.
 (2) A person who is or has been a member, or a member of the staff, of the Committee must not be required to:
 (a) produce in a court a document of which he or she has custody, or to which he or she has access, because of his or her position as a member, or a member of the staff, of the Committee; or
 (b) disclose or to communicate to a court any information obtained by him or her because of such a position.
 (3) In this clause:
produce includes permit access to.