106KRestriction of publication of names of parties, &c.

### 106K Restriction of publication of names of parties, &c. > *\[Section 106K Inserted by No. 8 of 1988, s. 5 \]* > > > (1)  Where it appears to justices that for the furtherance of, or otherwise in the interests of, the administration of justice it is desirable to prohibit the publication of the name of any party to, or witness in, any proceedings before justices under this Part, justices may, either before or during the course of the proceedings or after the proceedings, make an order forbidding the publication of the name of the party or witness. > > > (2)  Where justices make an order under [subsection (1)](#GS106K@Gs1@EN) , the publication of any reference or allusion to any party or witness, the name of whom by an order under that subsection is forbidden to be published, shall, if that reference or allusion is, in the opinion of the justices making the order, intended, or is sufficient, to disclose the identity of the party or witness, be deemed to be a publication of the name of the party or witness. > > > (3)  Where justices make an order under [subsection (1)](#GS106K@Gs1@EN) forbidding the publication of any name, they shall report the fact to the Attorney-General and shall embody in their report a statement of the name forbidden to be published by that order and the circumstances in which the order was made. > > > (4)  No person shall print or publish any name that justices have, under [subsection (1)](#GS106K@Gs1@EN) , ordered not to be published. > > > (5)  A person who contravenes [subsection (4)](#GS106K@Gs4@EN) is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding 5 penalty units or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 3 months. > > > (6)  [*\[Section 106K Subsection (6) inserted by No. 72 of 2007, Sched. 1, Applied:28 Apr 2008\]*](/view/html/inforce/2008-04-28/act-2007-072#JS1@Ja17@GC2@EN) Where publication of the name of any party to proceedings is restricted under this section and the party is the subject of a court order imposing a fine, the Director, MPES must be notified of the restriction at the time the order imposing the fine is referred to him or her for collection and enforcement.