New South Wales Consolidated Acts

COMMUNITY PROTECTION ACT 1994 - SECT 18

18 Orders prohibiting publication of material that may identify persons

(1) The Court may, in or in connection with any proceedings under this Act, make an order prohibiting persons generally, or any named person or persons, from publishing or broadcasting the name of any person:

(a) who is a defendant or witness in the proceedings, or

(b) to whom the proceedings relate, or

(c) who is mentioned or otherwise involved in the proceedings.

(2) Such an order has effect both during the proceedings and after the proceedings are disposed of.

(3) For the purposes of this section, a reference to the name of a person includes a reference to any information, photograph, drawing or other material that identifies the person or is likely to lead to the identification of the person.