149Publication of reports about proceedings—offence

149 Publication of reports about proceedings—offence (1) A person commits an offence if— (a) the person publishes (completely or partly) an account or report of a proceeding for a family violence order; and (b) the account or report— (i) identifies a party to the proceeding; or (ii) identifies a person who is related to, or associated with, a party to the proceeding or is, or is claimed to be, in any other way concerned in the matter to which the proceeding relates; or (iii) identifies a witness to the proceeding; or (iv) allows the identity of a person mentioned in subparagraph (i), (ii) or (iii) to be worked out. Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units. Note It is an offence under the Criminal Code, s 712A for a person to publish information that identifies someone else as a person who is or was a child or young person in a proceeding under this Act. proceeding, for a family violence order, includes a proceeding in relation to a declaration under section 116 (Meaning of family violence concern—pt 9). publish means communicate or distribute information in a way or to an extent that makes it available to, or likely to come to the notice of, the public or a section of the public or anyone else not lawfully entitled to the information.

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