A Northern Territory Police officer and another woman have had their cases heard in the Darwin Local Court for the first time, separately accused of disclosing confidential information.
50-year-old police officer Jeanie Secrett did not appear in court in person and was instead represented by solicitor Peter Maley.
Ms Secrett is charged with one count of disclosure of confidential information and police said she had been suspended from duty with pay.
In a statement released on June 10, NT Police said the matter was under investigation by the Crime Command and the Professional Standards Command.
Ms Secrett's matter was adjourned, to return to court in September.
Separately, 23-year-old Kate Johnson appeared in court charged with disclosure of confidential information and unauthorised disclosure of information obtained in the course of performing a function.
Ms Johnson's lawyer, Julie Franz, told the Darwin Local Court it was likely she would enter a plea "to an appropriate charge" but could not say what that charge would be.
"We do want to get the full benefit of an early plea indication," Ms Franz told the court.
NT Police also released a statement relating to Ms Johnson on June 10, but there is no information to suggest Ms Johnson and Ms Secrett's charges are related.
NT Police said Ms Johnson was charged after detectives received a referral from the Office of the Independent Commissioner Against Corruption.
A warrant was executed on June 3 and police said a mobile phone was seized.
Independent Commissioner Against Corruption, Michael Riches, released a statement later on the day Ms Johnson was charged, "in response to the NT Police media statement".
Mr Riches referred to a statement he made when he commenced his role as the ICAC saying: "those who work in my office must act with the utmost integrity … anyone who cannot or will not meet that expectation has no place in my team".
He said on June 10 that his "position hasn't changed."
A 2020-2021 Annual Report listed a Kate Johnson as an executive assistant at the office of the ICAC.
The specific allegations against Ms Johnson are unclear.
