(1) A person (including a person to whom a security direction to a ship is given under section 36 or 36A) commits an offence if:
(a) a security direction is given to the person; and
(b) the person fails to comply with confidentiality requirements in the direction; and
(c) the failure is not due to a disclosure made to a court or a tribunal, or to an authority or person that has the power to require the production of documents or the answering of questions.
(2) Subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.