Victorian Current Acts

CRIMES (ASSUMED IDENTITIES) ACT 2004 - SECT 30

    (1)     A person is guilty of an offence if—

        (a)     the person intentionally, knowingly or recklessly discloses any information; and

        (b)     the person knows that, or is reckless as to whether, the information reveals, or is likely to reveal, that an assumed identity acquired or used by another person is not the other person's real identity; and

        (c)     the person knows that, or is reckless as to whether, the disclosure is not made—

              (i)     in connection with the administration or execution of this Act or a corresponding law; or

              (ii)     for the purposes of any legal proceeding arising out of or otherwise related to this Act or a corresponding law or of any report of any such proceedings; or

              (iii)     in accordance with any requirement imposed by law.

Penalty:     Imprisonment for 2 years.

    (2)     A person is guilty of an offence against this subsection if the person commits an offence against subsection (1) in circumstances in which the person—

S. 30(2)(a) amended by No. 87/2005 s. 5(3), substituted by No. 83/2012 s. 38(1).

        (a)     intends to—

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

              (ii)     prejudice the effective conduct of an investigation or intelligence-gathering in relation to criminal activity; or

S. 30(2)(a)(iii) amended by No. 34/2016 s. 30.

              (iii)     prejudice the implementation of the Victorian witness protection program or alternative protection arrangements; or

        (b)     knows that, or is reckless as to whether, the disclosure of the information—

              (i)     endangers or will endanger the health or safety of any person; or

S. 30(2)(b)(ii) amended by Nos 87/2005 s. 5(3), 83/2012 s. 38(2).

              (ii)     prejudices or will prejudice the effective conduct of an investigation or intelligence-gathering in relation to criminal activity; or

S. 30(2)(b)(iii) inserted by No. 83/2012 s. 38(3), amended by No. 34/2016 s. 30.

              (iii)     prejudices or will prejudice the implementation of the Victorian witness protection program or alternative protection arrangements.

Penalty:     Imprisonment for 10 years.

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

    (4)     For the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 , information referred to in subsection (1) is information of a kind to which section 38 of that Act applies.

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