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on conviction upon indictment to a fine of $5,000,000 and

to imprisonment for 14 years; or

(b) on summary conviction to a fine of $500,000 and to

imprisonment for 3 years.

Restriction on revealing disclosure

under section 26

27. (1) Subject to subsection (2), no witness in any civil or

criminal proceedings shall be obliged

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(a)

to reveal that a disclosure was made under section 26(3);

(b)

to reveal the identity of any person as the person making

the disclosure; or

(c)

to answer any question if the answer would lead, or would

tend to lead, to the revealing of any fact or matter

referred to in paragraph (a) or (b).

(2) Subsection (1) shall not apply in any proceedings

(a)

to which the person who made the disclosure is a party; or

(b) where the court is of the opinion that justice cannot fully

be done between the parties without revealing the

disclosure or the identity of any person as the person

making the disclosure.