Crimes (Sentencing) Act 2005
26Non-association order—disclosure of identifying
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26 Non-association order—disclosure of identifying information (1) A person commits an offence if the person publishes— (a) the fact that a person is someone (other than the offender) to whom a non-association order relates; or (b) any information that could reasonably identify someone (other than the offender) to whom a non-association order relates. Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the publication is— (a) to a relevant person (see subsection (5)); or (b) to a named person by, or in accordance with, a direction of a court; or (c) part of an official report of a court proceeding and the publication is relevant to the proceeding. (3) However, a court must not give a direction under subsection (2) (b) unless it is satisfied that the publication is in the interests of justice. (4) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence. relevant person means any of the following: (a) the offender; (b) a person (other than the offender) to whom the order relates; (c) a police officer; (d) anyone involved in the administration of the order, or any other penalty to which the offender is subject in relation to the offence for which the order was made; (e) anyone involved in a proceeding for failure to comply with the non-association order;
(f) anyone stated in the non-association order as someone to whom the information may be published; (g) anyone else to whom the information is required or allowed to be published under a law of the Territory, the Commonwealth, a State or another Territory.