sec.234Court may allow publication of identifying information about a child

### sec.234 Court may allow publication of identifying information about a child This section applies if a court makes an order against a child under section 176 (3) (b) . This section also applies if— a court sentences a child for an offence under section 175A ; and the offence involves the commission of violence against a person; and the court considers the offence to be a particularly heinous offence having regard to all the circumstances. The court may order that identifying information about the child may be published if the court considers it would be in the interests of justice to allow the publication, having regard to— the need to protect the community; and the safety or wellbeing of a person other than the child; and the impact of publication on the child’s rehabilitation; and any other relevant matter. The order does not authorise publication of identifying information before the end of any appeal period or, if the child gives notice of appeal or of application for leave to appeal, before any appeal proceeding has ended. To remove any doubt, it is declared this section does not apply to a Childrens Court constituted by a Childrens Court magistrate. In this section— appeal period means the 1 calendar month from the date of conviction or sentence mentioned in the Criminal Code , section 671 . s 234 prev s 234 sub 1996 No. 22 s 86 exp 31 December 1996 (see s 234(3)(b)) AIA s 20A applies (see s 234(3)(c)) pres s 234 ins 2002 No. 39 s 97 amd 2009 No. 34 s 36 ; 2014 No. 9 s 13 ; 2016 No. 38 s 32 ; 2024 No. 54 s 28 (sec.234-ssec.1) This section applies if a court makes an order against a child under section 176 (3) (b) . (sec.234-ssec.2) This section also applies if— a court sentences a child for an offence under section 175A ; and the offence involves the commission of violence against a person; and the court considers the offence to be a particularly heinous offence having regard to all the circumstances. (sec.234-ssec.3) The court may order that identifying information about the child may be published if the court considers it would be in the interests of justice to allow the publication, having regard to— the need to protect the community; and the safety or wellbeing of a person other than the child; and the impact of publication on the child’s rehabilitation; and any other relevant matter. (sec.234-ssec.4) The order does not authorise publication of identifying information before the end of any appeal period or, if the child gives notice of appeal or of application for leave to appeal, before any appeal proceeding has ended. (sec.234-ssec.5) To remove any doubt, it is declared this section does not apply to a Childrens Court constituted by a Childrens Court magistrate. (sec.234-ssec.6) In this section— appeal period means the 1 calendar month from the date of conviction or sentence mentioned in the Criminal Code , section 671 . - (a) a court sentences a child for an offence under section 175A ; and - (b) the offence involves the commission of violence against a person; and - (c) the court considers the offence to be a particularly heinous offence having regard to all the circumstances. - (a) the need to protect the community; and - (b) the safety or wellbeing of a person other than the child; and - (c) the impact of publication on the child’s rehabilitation; and - (d) any other relevant matter.