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MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2007 - SECT 162
Publication of names
162 Publication of names
(1) A person must not, except with the consent of the Tribunal, publish or
broadcast the name of any person-- (a) to whom a matter before the Tribunal
relates, or
(b) who appears as a witness before the Tribunal in any
proceedings, or
(c) who is mentioned or otherwise involved in any proceedings
under this Act or the Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic
Provisions Act 2020 ,
whether before or after the hearing is completed. :
Maximum penalty-- (a) in the case of an individual--50 penalty units or
imprisonment for 12 months, or both, or
(b) in the case of a corporation--100
penalty units.
(2) This section does not prohibit the publication or
broadcasting of an official report of the proceedings of the Tribunal that
includes the name of any person the publication or broadcasting of which would
otherwise be prohibited by this section.
(3) For the purposes of this
section, a reference to the name of a person includes a reference to any
information, picture or material that identifies the person or is likely to
lead to the identification of the person.
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