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CHILDREN'S SERVICES (AMENDMENT) ACT (NO. 70 OF 1991) - SECT 39

Restrictions on publication of reports of proceedings

39. Section 170 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection:

“(1) A person shall not print or publish by any means a report or account of any proceedings under—

(a)     this Act or in relation to which this Act applies; or

(b)     a law of a State or another Territory in relation to the welfare of a child;

if the printing or publication discloses the identity of the child concerned or of a member of his or her family, or enables the identity of the child concerned or of a member of his or her family to be ascertained.”.



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