Obtaining Personal Information about Law Enforcement Officers
Obtaining Personal Information About Law Enforcement Officers is an offence under Section 60C of the Crimes Act 1900 which carries a maximum penalty of 5 years in prison.
To establish the offence, the prosecution must prove beyond reasonable doubt that:
- You obtained personal information about a law enforcement officer
- You intended to use that information to assault, stalk, harass, intimidate or otherwise harm the officer, and
- You did so because the officer was a law enforcement officer, or due to, or in retaliation for, the actions of the officer
A ‘law enforcement officer’ is defined as:
- A Police Officer
- An ICAC commissioner, assistant commissioner or officer
- An officer of the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission
- A NSW Crime Commission Commissioner, assistant commissioner or staff member
- A Corrective services commissioner or governor, or correctional or corrective services officer
- A Juvenile Justice officer
- A Crown Prosecutor, Acting Crown Prosecutor or DPP lawyer
- A Sheriff’s officer
- An officer of a charity who performs animal cruelty investigations, and
- A Special Constable or other person recognised as a law enforcement officer Under the Police Act.
Defence to the charge include:
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