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Evidence Act 1977
sec.103ZZQDefence to prosecution for offence to s 103ZZN —adult gives consent to court
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### sec.103ZZQ Defence to prosecution for offence to s 103ZZN —adult gives consent to court
It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against section 103ZZN for the defendant to prove that—
the publication was about a complainant who—
had consented in writing to a relevant court for the defendant to publish the information; and
was an adult at the time the consent was given; and
the relevant court notified the defendant of the consent before the publication.
In this section—
relevant court means a court, tribunal, commission, inquiry or other judicial or non-judicial body established by legislation to hear the information the subject of the publication.
s 103ZZQ ins 2024 No. 5 s 69
(sec.103ZZQ-ssec.1) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against section 103ZZN for the defendant to prove that— the publication was about a complainant who— had consented in writing to a relevant court for the defendant to publish the information; and was an adult at the time the consent was given; and the relevant court notified the defendant of the consent before the publication.
(sec.103ZZQ-ssec.2) In this section— relevant court means a court, tribunal, commission, inquiry or other judicial or non-judicial body established by legislation to hear the information the subject of the publication.
- (a) the publication was about a complainant who— (i) had consented in writing to a relevant court for the defendant to publish the information; and (ii) was an adult at the time the consent was given; and
- (i) had consented in writing to a relevant court for the defendant to publish the information; and
- (ii) was an adult at the time the consent was given; and
- (b) the relevant court notified the defendant of the consent before the publication.
- (i) had consented in writing to a relevant court for the defendant to publish the information; and
- (ii) was an adult at the time the consent was given; and