29HPublication of discussion at, and reports on, family meeting

29H Publication of discussion at, and reports on, family meeting

(1)  Except as allowed by this Act, a person must not publish in any manner –

(a) a decision of a family meeting; or

(b) any report relating to a family meeting; or

(c) anything said or done at a family meeting.

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 meeting is not admissible in any proceedings.

(3)  Despite subsection (2) , the written record of the decision made by a family meeting, or the written report of the facilitator made following the failure of a family meeting 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)  The Right to Information Act 2009 does not apply in relation to –

(a) any report on a family meeting; or

(b) the written record of the decision of a family meeting; or

(c) the written report of a facilitator following the failure of a family meeting to reach a decision.