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Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022
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#### 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—
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> > > (a) a party to the proceeding,
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> > > (b) a person who has appeared before the Supreme Court in the proceeding,
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> > > (c) if the coordinating practitioner is not a party to the proceeding—the patient’s coordinating practitioner,
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> > > (d) if the consulting practitioner is not a party to the proceeding—the patient’s consulting practitioner,
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> > > (e) if the person is not a party to the proceeding—a former coordinating practitioner or consulting practitioner for the patient,
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> > > (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.
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> > Maximum penalty—imprisonment for 12 months.
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> > (2) In this section—
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> > information about a proceeding means information about—
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> > > (a) a proceeding before the Supreme Court under Part 6, or
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> > > (b) a decision or order, however described, of the Supreme Court in a proceeding under Part 6.
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> > party to the proceeding—see section 108.
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> > publish means to disseminate to the public or a section of the public by any means, including the following—
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> > > (a) in a newspaper or periodical publication,
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> > > (b) by radio broadcast, television, a website, an online facility or other electronic means.