Restriction on publication of identity of registrable persons and victims
18 Restriction on publication of identity of registrable persons and victims
(1) A person must not publish in relation to any proceedings relating to an
order under this Act:
(a) information that identifies or is reasonably likely
to enable the identification of a person as the person against whom the order
is sought or any such order is made,
(c) the name of any
particular person referred to as a person at risk because of the conduct
proposed to be prohibited,
(d) any matter reasonably likely to enable a
person referred to in paragraph (b) or (c) to be identified.
Maximum penalty:
100 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both.
(2) This section does
not apply in relation to the publication of any matter with the authority of
the Local Court to which the application was made or any publication by a
person of his or her name.
(3) This section does not apply in relation to the
publication of any matter to any of the following persons:
(b) any other person or class of persons specified in the
order concerned,
(c) any member of the NSW Police Force or a member of a law
enforcement agency of the Commonwealth or another State or Territory
(including the Australian Crime Commission) in their official capacity,
(d)
any person involved in the administration of the order,