32Restriction of publication of names of parties, &c.

### 32 Restriction of publication of names of parties, &c. > > (1)  [*\[Section 32 Subsection (1) amended by No. 29 of 2016, Sched. 1, Applied:25 Nov 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-11-25/act-2016-029#JS1@Ja2@GC4@EN) Where it appears to a court that in the interests of the administration of justice it is desirable to prohibit the publication of any material relating to proceedings before the court under this Act or under the [Domestic Violence Orders (National Recognition) Act 2016](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2016-029) , the court may, either before or during the course of the proceedings or after the proceedings, make an order forbidding the publication of that material. > > > (2)  [*\[Section 32 Subsection (2) substituted by No. 32 of 2015, s. 13, Applied:06 Oct 2015\]*](/view/html/inforce/2015-10-06/act-2015-032#GS13@EN) A person must not publish any material that is forbidden to be published under [subsection (1)](#GS32@Gs1@EN) . > > > > Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months. > > > (3)  [*\[Section 32 Subsection (3) substituted by No. 32 of 2015, s. 13, Applied:06 Oct 2015\]*](/view/html/inforce/2015-10-06/act-2015-032#GS13@EN) A person must not publish any material relating to proceedings under this Act which may disclose the identity of an affected child. > > > > Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months. > > > (4)  [*\[Section 32 Subsection (4) substituted by No. 32 of 2015, s. 13, Applied:06 Oct 2015\]*](/view/html/inforce/2015-10-06/act-2015-032#GS13@EN) The publication of any reference, or allusion, to any material which is forbidden to be published under [subsection (1)](#GS32@Gs1@EN) or [subsection (3)](#GS32@Gs3@EN) is taken to be a publication of the material, if that reference or allusion is, in the opinion of the court, intended, or is sufficient, to disclose that material.