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Evidence Act 1977
sec.103SPublishing recorded statements or transcripts of recorded statements prohibited
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### sec.103S Publishing recorded statements or transcripts of recorded statements prohibited
A person must not publish all or part of a recorded statement, or a transcript of a recorded statement, unless the publication—
is approved by the court presiding at the domestic violence proceeding at which the recorded statement is presented; and
complies with the conditions of the court’s approval.
Maximum penalty—
for an individual—100 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment; or
for a corporation—1,000 penalty units.
The court may approve the publication only in exceptional circumstances.
In this section—
publish means disseminate or provide access to the public or a section of the public by any means, including, for example, by television, radio, the internet, newspaper, magazine or notice.
s 103S ins 2022 No. 12 s 37
(sec.103S-ssec.1) A person must not publish all or part of a recorded statement, or a transcript of a recorded statement, unless the publication— is approved by the court presiding at the domestic violence proceeding at which the recorded statement is presented; and complies with the conditions of the court’s approval. Maximum penalty— for an individual—100 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment; or for a corporation—1,000 penalty units.
(sec.103S-ssec.2) The court may approve the publication only in exceptional circumstances.
(sec.103S-ssec.3) In this section— publish means disseminate or provide access to the public or a section of the public by any means, including, for example, by television, radio, the internet, newspaper, magazine or notice.
- (a) is approved by the court presiding at the domestic violence proceeding at which the recorded statement is presented; and
- (b) complies with the conditions of the court’s approval.
- (a) for an individual—100 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment; or
- (b) for a corporation—1,000 penalty units.