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Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003
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36 Offence to publish report of hearing
S. 36(1) amended by No. 47/2021 s. 18(1).
(1) Unless the Supreme Court orders otherwise, a person must not publish a report of—
(a) the hearing of a protection application; or
(b) the relevant part of the hearing of a substantive application; or
(c) the relevant part of the hearing of an SEO review hearing—
or any information derived from such a hearing.
Penalty: In the case of a natural person, level 6 imprisonment (5 years maximum) or a level 6 fine (600 penalty units maximum) or both;
(2) The Supreme Court may make an order under subsection (1) if the Court considers it appropriate to do so.
S. 36(3) amended by No. 47/2021 s. 18(2).
(3) In this section, ***relevant part*** has the same meaning as in section 30(3).
New s. 37 inserted by No. 32/2018 s. 71.