112Restriction on publication of evidence

#### 112 Restriction on publication of evidence 112 Restriction on publication of evidence > > (1) The Commission may direct that— > > > > > (a) any evidence given before it, or > > > > > (b) the contents of any document, or a description of any thing, produced to the Commission or seized under a search warrant issued under this Act, or > > > > > (c) any information that might enable a person who has given or may be about to give evidence before the Commission to be identified or located, or > > > > > (d) the fact that any person has given or may be about to give evidence at a compulsory examination or public inquiry, or > > > > > (e) any written submissions received by the Commission (including, but not limited to, submissions made by Counsel assisting the Commission), > > > > shall not be published or shall not be published except in such manner, and to such persons, as the Commission specifies. > > > (1A) The Commission is not to give a direction under this section unless satisfied that the direction is necessary or desirable in the public interest. > > > (1B) A direction under this section does not apply to— > > > > > (a) the making of a complaint to the Inspector or the disclosure of information, documents or other things to the Inspector, or > > > > > (b) the disclosure of information, documents or other things by a law enforcement officer to the Director of Public Prosecutions in accordance with the duty of disclosure under section 15A of the [Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1986](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1986-207). > > > (2) A person shall not make a publication in contravention of a direction given under this section. > > > > Maximum penalty—50 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months, or both. > > > (3) It is not a contravention of a direction given under this section to publish any evidence, contents of a document or information to a medical practitioner or psychologist for the purposes of that health practitioner providing medical or psychiatric care, treatment or counselling (including but not limited to psychological counselling) to a person who— > > > > > (a) has given or may be about to give evidence at a compulsory examination or public inquiry, or > > > > > (b) has been given a notice under section 21 requiring the person to produce a statement of information, or > > > > > (c) has been given a notice under section 22 requiring the person to attend before a person specified in the notice to produce a document or other thing specified in the notice. > > **s 112:** Am 1996 No 29, Sch 3 (15); 1997 No 60, Sch 4 \[12\]; 2005 No 10, Sch 1 \[62\]; 2008 No 123, Sch 1 \[7\]; 2016 No 61, Sch 7.2 \[2\]; 2016 No 65, Sch 1 \[18\]; 2022 No 14, Sch 4\[11\]; 2023 No 17, Sch 1\[4\].