Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) Any report made or published concerning an examination of witnesses or a trial, other than a report specified in section 8(1), shall not reveal the name, address, school or place of employment of a complainant therein or any other particular likely to lead to the identification of a complainant therein unless the court, for good and sufficient reason shown, orders to the contrary.
(2) If the court makes an order to the contrary it may therein specify--
(a) the particulars that may be revealed; and
(b) the extent to which publication of the report made is permitted.
(3) A person must not make or publish a report that contravenes subsection (1).
Maximum penalty--
(a) for an individual--100 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment; or
(b) for a corporation--1000 penalty units.
(4) If the court makes an order under subsection (2) about the making or publishing of a report, a person who makes or publishes a report that contravenes the order commits an offence.
Maximum penalty--
(a) for an individual--100 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment; or
(b) for a corporation--1000 penalty units.
(5) The fact that a person is liable to a penalty for an offence under subsection (4) does not prevent the person being dealt with for contempt of court evidenced by the person's offence.