sec.66Non-publication orders

sec.66 Non-publication orders

The tribunal may make an order prohibiting the publication of the following other than in the way and to the persons stated in the order— the contents of a document or other thing produced to the tribunal; evidence given before the tribunal; information that may enable a person who has appeared before the tribunal, or is affected by a proceeding, to be identified. The tribunal may make an order under subsection (1) only if the tribunal considers the order is necessary— to avoid interfering with the proper administration of justice; or to avoid endangering the physical or mental health or safety of a person; or to avoid offending public decency or morality; or to avoid the publication of confidential information or information whose publication would be contrary to the public interest; or for any other reason in the interests of justice. The tribunal may act under subsection (1) on the application of a party to the proceeding or on its own initiative. The tribunal’s power to act under subsection (1) is exercisable only by— the tribunal as constituted for the proceeding; or if the tribunal has not been constituted for the proceeding—a legally qualified member or an adjudicator. (sec.66-ssec.1) The tribunal may make an order prohibiting the publication of the following other than in the way and to the persons stated in the order— the contents of a document or other thing produced to the tribunal; evidence given before the tribunal; information that may enable a person who has appeared before the tribunal, or is affected by a proceeding, to be identified. (sec.66-ssec.2) The tribunal may make an order under subsection (1) only if the tribunal considers the order is necessary— to avoid interfering with the proper administration of justice; or to avoid endangering the physical or mental health or safety of a person; or to avoid offending public decency or morality; or to avoid the publication of confidential information or information whose publication would be contrary to the public interest; or for any other reason in the interests of justice. (sec.66-ssec.3) The tribunal may act under subsection (1) on the application of a party to the proceeding or on its own initiative. (sec.66-ssec.4) The tribunal’s power to act under subsection (1) is exercisable only by— the tribunal as constituted for the proceeding; or if the tribunal has not been constituted for the proceeding—a legally qualified member or an adjudicator.

• (a) the contents of a document or other thing produced to the tribunal;
• (b) evidence given before the tribunal;
• (c) information that may enable a person who has appeared before the tribunal, or is affected by a proceeding, to be identified.
• (a) to avoid interfering with the proper administration of justice; or
• (b) to avoid endangering the physical or mental health or safety of a person; or