111Restrictions on publication

#### 111 Restrictions on publication 111 Restrictions on publication > > (1) A person must not publish any matter for the purpose of identifying or having the effect of identifying— > > > > > (a) an acquitted person the subject of a police investigation referred to in section 109 (or of an application for authority for such an investigation), or > > > > > (b) an acquitted person the subject of an application for a retrial under Division 2 or an appeal under Division 3, or > > > > > (c) the acquitted person the subject of an order for retrial under this Part or who is being retried under this Part, > > > > unless the publication is authorised by order of the Court of Criminal Appeal or of the court before which the acquitted person is being retried. > > > (2) The relevant court may make an order under this section only if the court is satisfied that it is in the interests of justice to do so. > > > (3) Before making an order under this section, the Court is to give the acquitted person a reasonable opportunity to be heard on the application for the order. > > > (4) The Court may at any time vary or revoke an order under this section. > > > (5) The prohibition on publication under this section ceases to have effect (subject to any order under this section)— > > > > > (a) when there is no longer any step that could be taken which would lead to the acquitted person being retried under this Part, or > > > > > (b) if the acquitted person is retried under this Part, at the conclusion of the trial, > > > > whichever is the earliest. > > > (6) Nothing in this section affects any prohibition of the publication of any matter under any other Act or law. > > > (7) A contravention of the prohibition on publication under this section is punishable as contempt of the Supreme Court. > > **s 111:** Ins 2006 No 69, Sch 1 \[2\].