57Restriction on publication

57 Restriction on publication

(1)  A person must not publish or cause to be published any information or image that identifies, or is capable of identifying, a person attending for jury service.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 3 000 penalty units; or

(b) a natural person, a fine not exceeding 600 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years.

(2)  For the purpose of subsection (1) , a person who holds a licence under the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 of the Commonwealth or a licence continued in force under the Broadcasting Services (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1992 of the Commonwealth for a broadcasting service that publishes any information or image that identifies, or is capable of identifying, a person attending for jury service is taken to have caused the publication of that information or image.

(3)  This section does not apply to –

(a) the publication of information or images in respect of a proceeding under this section; or

(b) the provision of a report under section 24(b) ; or

(c) the provision of the list as referred to in section 27(6) ; or

(d) the publication of information or images of a prescribed kind.