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Serious Fraud Office Act 1990

Miscellaneous provisions - Secrecy

44: Persons ceasing to be members of Serious Fraud Office under continuing obligation of secrecy

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"Leaving the Serious Fraud Office: Keeping Secrets"

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If you stop being a member of the Serious Fraud Office, you must keep secrets. You must not tell anyone protected information you learned while working there. You can still be charged with an offence against section 36(4), section 37(4), section 39(3), or section 40(2) even after you leave.

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Part 4Miscellaneous provisions
Secrecy

44Persons ceasing to be members of Serious Fraud Office under continuing obligation of secrecy

  1. Every person who ceases to be a member of the Serious Fraud Office—

  2. shall continue to observe the strictest secrecy in relation to any protected information that was disclosed to him or her in his or her capacity as a member of the Serious Fraud Office; and
    1. may be charged and convicted of any offence against section 36(4) or section 37(4) or section 39(3) or section 40(2) in all respects as if he or she had not ceased to be a member of the Serious Fraud Office.