S 3EC repealed by No 145 of 2010, s 3 and Sch 2 item 110, effective 17 December 2010. S 3EC formerly read:
SECTION 3EC USE BY IGIS OFFICERS OF TAX INFORMATION PROVIDED BY ASIO
3EC(1)
Subject to this section, if a person who is or has been an IGIS officer obtained tax information under section
3EA
or subsection (2) of this section, the person must not communicate or divulge the information to another person, or make a record of the information.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years.
3EC(2)
In relation to a person who is an IGIS officer, each of the following is an exception to the prohibition in subsection (1):
(a)
making a record of the information for the purposes of, or in connection with, the performance of the IGIS officer
'
s duties in relation to ASIO or employees of ASIO;
(b)
divulging or communicating the information to another IGIS officer for the purposes of, or in connection with, the performance of that IGIS officer
'
s duties in relation to ASIO or employees of ASIO;
(c)
divulging or communicating the information to the Director-General of Security:
(i)
in a draft report under section 21 of the
Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986
; or
(ii)
in a report under section 22 or 25A of that Act;
in relation to ASIO or employees of ASIO.
History
S 3EC(2) amended by No 101 of 2003, s 3 and Sch 6 item 32, by substituting
"
of ASIO
"
for
"
or ASIO
"
, effective 10 December 1999.
3EC(3)
If a person who is or has been an IGIS officer obtained tax information under section
3EA
or subsection (2) of this section, the person must not:
(a)
be required to divulge or communicate the information to a court; or
(b)
voluntarily give the information in evidence in proceedings before a court.
3EC(4)
In this section:
tax information
has the meaning given by section
3EA
.
S 3EC inserted by No 161 of 1999.
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