LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2007 - SECT 656D Prohibited publication about hearing of a discipline application

LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2007 - SECT 656D

656D Prohibited publication about hearing of a discipline application

(1) The tribunal, either before, during or immediately after a hearing, may make an order prohibiting the publication of information stated in the order that relates to the discipline application, the hearing or an order of the tribunal.

(2) A person must not contravene an order under subsection (1) .

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.

(3) A person must not publish or allow someone else to publish—

(a) a question disallowed by the tribunal at the hearing; or

(b) an answer given to a question disallowed by the tribunal at the hearing.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.

(4) Also, the tribunal may make an order prohibiting—

(a) the issue of the entire or part of a copy of the record made under the Recording of Evidence Act 1962 ; or

(b) the publication of the entire or part of a copy of the record made under that Act.

(5) A person must not contravene an order under subsection (4) .

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.

(6) In this section—


"publish" includes publish on radio, television or the internet.


"record" includes an audio recording.