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Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Offender Prohibition Order) Act 2004
sec.74AKDisplay, distribution or publication of identifying information
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### sec.74AK Display, distribution or publication of identifying information
A person must not, without the written approval of the police commissioner, display, distribute or publish any identifying information.
Maximum penalty—3 years imprisonment.
In this section—
display means display in, or within view of, a public place.
distribute means distribute to the public or a part of the public.
identifying information means any information that is identifiable as—
the personal details of a person published by the police commissioner under section 74AF ; or
the photograph of a person provided by the police commissioner under section 74AG ; or
information disclosed by the police commissioner in relation to whether a person is a reportable offender under section 74AI .
public place includes—
any place that the public is entitled to use, is open to the public, or used by the public, whether on payment or otherwise; and
a school, university or other place of education, other than any part of a school, university or other place of education that is not open to, or used by, the public.
publish means publish to the public or a part of the public.
s 74AK ins 2025 No. 25 s 8
(sec.74AK-ssec.1) A person must not, without the written approval of the police commissioner, display, distribute or publish any identifying information. Maximum penalty—3 years imprisonment.
(sec.74AK-ssec.2) In this section— display means display in, or within view of, a public place. distribute means distribute to the public or a part of the public. identifying information means any information that is identifiable as— the personal details of a person published by the police commissioner under section 74AF ; or the photograph of a person provided by the police commissioner under section 74AG ; or information disclosed by the police commissioner in relation to whether a person is a reportable offender under section 74AI . public place includes— any place that the public is entitled to use, is open to the public, or used by the public, whether on payment or otherwise; and a school, university or other place of education, other than any part of a school, university or other place of education that is not open to, or used by, the public. publish means publish to the public or a part of the public.
- (a) the personal details of a person published by the police commissioner under section 74AF ; or
- (b) the photograph of a person provided by the police commissioner under section 74AG ; or
- (c) information disclosed by the police commissioner in relation to whether a person is a reportable offender under section 74AI .
- (a) any place that the public is entitled to use, is open to the public, or used by the public, whether on payment or otherwise; and
- (b) a school, university or other place of education, other than any part of a school, university or other place of education that is not open to, or used by, the public.