(1) A person who has reasonable grounds to believe that an investigation into money laundering has been, is being, or is about to be made shall not prejudice the investigation by divulging that fact to another person.
(2) A person shall not, if that person is the subject of an order made under section 23, disclose the existence or operation of the order to any person except —
(a) to a police officer named in the order;
(b) to an officer or agent to the financial institution named in the order, for the purposes of ensuring that the order is complied with; or
(c) for the purpose of obtaining legal advice or representation in relation to the order.
(3) A person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of not less than $50,000 and not exceeding $250,000 or to imprisonment for a term not less than 5 years and not exceeding 10 years.
(4) A person who has reasonable grounds to believe that an investigation into money laundering has been or is being or is about to be made shall not prejudice the investigation by falsifying, concealing, destroying or otherwise disposing of or causing or permitting the falsification, concealment, destruction or disposal of a matter or thing that is or is likely to be material to the investigation.
(5) A person shall not falsify, conceal, destroy or otherwise dispose of or cause the falsification, concealment, destruction or disposal of a thing that is likely to be material to the execution of an order made under section 23 or 24.
(6) A person who contravenes subsection (4) or (5) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of not less than $100,000 and not exceeding $500,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not less than 7 years and not exceeding 15 years or both.
(7) A financial institution or a person engaged in other business activity which fails to report a suspicious transaction as required by section 16(1)(k) commits an offence and is liable on indictment to a fine of $500,000.