Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) Any report made or published concerning an examination of witnesses in relation to a prescribed sexual offence, other than a report specified in section 8, shall not reveal the name, address, school or place of employment of a defendant therein or any other particular likely to lead to identification of a defendant therein unless the justices taking the examination, for good and sufficient reason shown, order to the contrary.
(2) If justices make an order to the contrary they 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 justices 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.