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Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975
61AFAPublicising offences and contraventions
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#### 61AFA Publicising offences and contraventions
(1) The Minister or the Authority may publicise, in any way the Minister or Authority thinks appropriate, any or all of the following:
(a) an offence against this Act of which a person has been convicted;
(b) a contravention of a civil penalty provision in respect of which a declaration of contravention has been made against a person or for which a person has been required to pay a pecuniary penalty;
(c) a penalty imposed on a person for an offence or contravention of a civil penalty provision.
(2) This section does not:
(a) limit the Minister’s or Authority’s powers to publicise an offence against or contravention of this Act; or
(b) prevent anyone else from publicising an offence against or contravention of this Act; or
(c) affect any obligation (however imposed) on anyone to publicise an offence against or contravention of this Act.