127Publication of personal information concerning proceeding before Supreme Court

127 Publication of personal information concerning proceeding before Supreme Court

127 Publication of personal information concerning proceeding before Supreme Court

(1) A person must not publish information about a proceeding under Part 6 that discloses personal information about the following—

(a) a party to the proceeding,

(b) a person who has appeared before the Supreme Court in the proceeding,

(c) if the coordinating practitioner is not a party to the proceeding—the patient’s coordinating practitioner,

(d) if the consulting practitioner is not a party to the proceeding—the patient’s consulting practitioner,

(e) if the person is not a party to the proceeding—a former coordinating practitioner or consulting practitioner for the patient,

(f) if the role of administering practitioner for the patient has been transferred under section 64(2)—a person to whom the role has been transferred.

Maximum penalty—imprisonment for 12 months.

(2) In this section—

information about a proceeding means information about—

(a) a proceeding before the Supreme Court under Part 6, or

(b) a decision or order, however described, of the Supreme Court in a proceeding under Part 6.

party to the proceeding—see section 108.

publish means to disseminate to the public or a section of the public by any means, including the following—

(a) in a newspaper or periodical publication,

(b) by radio broadcast, television, a website, an online facility or other electronic means.