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.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months, or both.
(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—
(a) the transmission or distribution of the recording has been expressly approved by a judicial officer,
(b) the transmission or distribution of the recording is for the purpose of transcribing court proceedings for the court,
(c) the transmission or distribution of the recording occurred in any other circumstances prescribed by the regulations.
s 9B: Ins 2020 No 24, Sch 1.2.