40Publication of discussion at, and reports on, family group conference

### 40 Publication of discussion at, and reports on, family group conference > > (1)  Except as allowed by this Act, a person must not publish in any manner – > > > > > > (a) a decision of a family group conference; or > > > > > > > (b) any report relating to a family group conference; or > > > > > > > (c) anything said or done at a family group conference. > > > > Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 18 months, or both. > > > (2)  Evidence of anything said at a family group conference is not admissible in any proceedings. > > > (3)  Despite [subsection (2)](#GS40@Gs2@EN) , the written record of the decision made by a family group conference, or the written report of the facilitator made following the failure of a family group conference to reach a decision, is admissible in proceedings under Division 2 for the purpose of establishing that a decision was or was not made. > > > (4)  [*\[Section 40 Subsection (4) amended by No. 54 of 2009, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2010\]*](/view/html/inforce/2010-07-01/act-2009-054#JS1@Ja4@GC2@EN) The [Right to Information Act 2009](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2009-070) does not apply in relation to – > > > > > > (a) any report on a family group conference; or > > > > > > > (b) the written record of the decision of a family group conference; or > > > > > > > (c) the written report of a facilitator following the failure of a family group conference to reach a decision.