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Court Security Act 2005
9BProhibition on unauthorised distribution of court recording
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#### 9B Prohibition on unauthorised distribution of court recording
9B Prohibition on unauthorised distribution of court recording
> > (1) A person must not transmit or distribute a recording of sounds or images (or both) of court proceedings, including part of a recording, by any means.
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> > Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months, or both.
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> > (2) Subsection (1) does not apply unless the person knows or suspects, or ought reasonably to know or suspect, that none of the following apply—
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> > > (a) the transmission or distribution of the recording has been expressly approved by a judicial officer,
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> > > (b) the transmission or distribution of the recording is for the purpose of transcribing court proceedings for the court,
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> > > (c) the transmission or distribution of the recording occurred in any other circumstances prescribed by the regulations.
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> **s 9B:** Ins 2020 No 24, Sch 1.2.