110XRestrictions on publication of review proceedings

110X Restrictions on publication of review proceedings

Offence of publishing identifying accounts (1) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person: (i) publishes in a newspaper or periodical publication, by radio broadcast or television or by other electronic means; or (ii) otherwise disseminates to the public or to a section of the public by any means; any account of any designated review proceedings; and (b) the account identifies: (i) a party to the proceedings (other than the Registrar); or (ii) a person (other than the Registrar) who is related to, or associated with, a party to the proceedings or is, or is alleged to be, in any other way concerned in the matter to which the proceedings relate; or (iii) a witness in the proceedings.

Penalty: Imprisonment for 12 months.

(2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), an account of proceedings, or of any part of proceedings, referred to in that subsection is taken to identify a person if: (a) it contains any particulars of: (i) the name, title, pseudonym or alias of the person; or (ii) the address of any premises at which the person resides or works, or the locality in which any such premises are situated; or (iii) the physical description or the style of dress of the person; or (iv) any employment or occupation engaged in, profession practised or calling pursued, by the person or any official or honorary position held by the person; or (v) the relationship of the person to identified relatives of the person or the association of the person with identified friends or identified business, official or professional acquaintances of the person; or (vi) the recreational interests, or the political, philosophical or religious beliefs or interests, of the person; or (vii) any real or personal property in which the person has an interest or with which the person is otherwise associated; and the particulars are sufficient to identify that person to a member of the public, or to a member of the section of the public to which the account is disseminated, as the case requires; or (b) in the case of a written or televised account or an account by other electronic means—it is accompanied by a picture of the person; or (c) in the case of a broadcast or televised account or an account by other electronic means—it is spoken in whole or in part by the person and the person’s voice is sufficient to identify that person to a member of the public, or to a member of the section of the public to which the account is disseminated, as the case requires. Offence of publishing identifying lists (3) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person: (i) publishes in a newspaper or periodical publication, by radio broadcast or television or by other electronic means; or (ii) otherwise disseminates to the public or to a section of the public by any means (otherwise than by the display of a notice in the premises of the ART); a list of designated review proceedings; and (b) the proceedings are identified by reference to the names of the parties to the proceedings (other than by reference to the Registrar).