YOUNG OFFENDERS ACT 1997 - SECT 65
Publication and broadcasting of names
YOUNG OFFENDERS ACT 1997 - SECT 65
Publication and broadcasting of names
65 Publication and broadcasting of names
(1) The name of any child dealt with under this Act, or any information
tending to identify any such child, must not be published or broadcast,
whether before or after the matter involving the child is finally dealt with
under this Act.
(2) A person who publishes or broadcasts the name of any
child or any information the publication or broadcasting of which is
prohibited by subsection (1) is guilty of an offence.
: Maximum penalty--500
penalty units (in the case of a corporation) or 50 penalty units or
imprisonment for 12 months, or both, in any other case.
(3) Subsection (1)
does not prohibit--
(a) the publication or broadcasting of an official report
of the proceedings of a court that includes the name of any child or any
information the publication or broadcasting of which would otherwise be
prohibited by subsection (1), or
(b) the publication or broadcasting of the
name of a child or any information about such a child who is over the age of
16 years at the time of publication or broadcasting with the consent of the
child.
(4) For the purposes of this section, a reference to the name of a
child includes a reference to any information, picture or other material that
identifies the child or is likely to lead to the identification of the child.
