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VICTORIA POLICE ACT 2013 - SECT 228

Unauthorised access to, use of or disclosure of police information by members or former members of Victoria Police personnel—indictable offence

    (1)     A member or former member of Victoria Police personnel must not access, use or disclose any police information if—

S. 228(1)(a) amended by No. 2/2024 s. 57.

        (a)     it is the duty of the member or former member under section 226 not to access, use or disclose the information; and

        (b)     the member or former member knows or is reckless as to whether the information may be used (whether by the member or former member or any other person) to—

              (i)     endanger the life or safety of any person; or

              (ii)     commit, or assist in the commission of, an indictable offence; or

              (iii)     impede or interfere with the administration of justice.

Penalty:     600 penalty units or imprisonment for 5 years or both.

    (2)     An offence against subsection (1) is an indictable offence.



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