(6) In this section, means serious indictable offence an indictable offence which, by virtue of any enactment, is punishable on first conviction with imprisonment for life or for a term of five years or more. Pt 2 Div. 1 (4) Concealers of offences Subdiv. (4) (Heading) inserted by No. 9576 s. 4(1). S. 326 326 Concealing offences for benefit substituted by No. 9576 s. 4(1). S. 326(1) (1) Where a person has committed a serious amended by indictable offence, any other person who, Nos 49/1991 s. 119(1) knowing or believing that the offence, or some (Sch. 2 other serious indictable offence, has been item 66), committed and that he has information which 48/1997 s. 60(1)(Sch. 1 might be of material assistance in securing the item 97(a)(b)). prosecution or conviction of an offender for it, accepts any benefit for not disclosing that information shall be guilty of a summary offence and liable to level 8 imprisonment (1 year maximum). (2) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in subsection (1), it is no offence against this section to fail to disclose the commission of any offence against— (a) Division 2 of Part I; or (b) subdivision (1), (2) or (3) of Division 3 of Part I— if the only benefit accepted in return for failing to disclose the commission of the offence is the making good of any loss or injury caused by its commission or the making of reasonable compensation for any such loss or injury.
(6) In this section, serious indictable offence means an indictable offence which, by virtue of any enactment, is punishable on first conviction with imprisonment for life or for a term of five years or more. Pt 2 Div. 1 Subdiv. (4) (Heading) inserted by No. 9576 s. 4(1). (4) Concealers of offences S. 326 substituted by No. 9576 s. 4(1). 326 Concealing offences for benefit S. 326(1) amended by Nos 49/1991 s. 119(1) (Sch. 2 item 66), 48/1997 s. 60(1)(Sch. 1 item 97(a)(b)). (1) Where a person has committed a serious indictable offence, any other person who, knowing or believing that the offence, or some other serious indictable offence, has been committed and that he has information which might be of material assistance in securing the prosecution or conviction of an offender for it, accepts any benefit for not disclosing that information shall be guilty of a summary offence and liable to level 8 imprisonment (1 year maximum). (2) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in subsection (1), it is no offence against this section to fail to disclose the commission of any offence against— (a) Division 2 of Part I; or (b) subdivision (1), (2) or (3) of Division 3 of Part I— if the only benefit accepted in return for failing to disclose the commission of the offence is the making good of any loss or injury caused by its commission or the making of reasonable compensation for any such loss or injury.
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