New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

CHILD PROTECTION (OFFENDERS PROHIBITION ORDERS) REGULATION 2007 - REG 7

7 Restriction on publication of identity

(1) A person must not publish:

(a) any information that identifies or is reasonably likely to enable the identification of a person as a person who is subject to a corresponding prohibition order, or

(b) the name of any particular person referred to as a person at risk because of the conduct prohibited by a corresponding prohibition order, or

(c) any matter reasonably likely to enable a person referred to in paragraph (b) to be identified.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

(2) This clause does not apply in relation to the publication of any matter with the authority of the Local Court to which an application was made under clause 6 or any publication by a person of his or her name.

(3) This clause does not apply in relation to the publication of any matter to any of the following persons:

(a) the person who is subject to the corresponding prohibition order to which the publication relates,

(b) any other person or class of persons specified in the corresponding prohibition 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 CrimTrac) in their official capacity,

(d) any person involved in the administration of the corresponding prohibition order concerned,

(e) any member of staff of a government agency involved in the assessment and management of persons who are subject to corresponding prohibition orders,

(f) any person for the purpose of an investigation of an alleged breach of a corresponding prohibition order or to any person involved in proceedings for any such breach,

(g) any other person to whom it is required or permitted to be disclosed pursuant to any other Act or law.