Queensland Consolidated Acts

DOMESTIC AND FAMILY VIOLENCE PROTECTION ACT 2012 - SECT 159

159 Prohibition on publication of certain information for proceeding

(1) A person must not publish—

(a) information given in evidence in a proceeding under this Act in a court; or

(b) information that identifies, or is likely to lead to the identification of, a person as—

(i) a party to a proceeding under this Act; or

(ii) a witness in a proceeding under this Act (other than a police officer); or

(iii) a child concerned in a proceeding under this Act.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—100 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment; or

(b) for a corporation—1,000 penalty units.

(2) However, subsection (1) does not apply—

(a) if the court expressly authorises the information to be published; or

(b) if each person to whom the information relates consents to the information being published; or

(c) to the display of a notice in the premises of a court; or

(d) to the publication of information for the purpose of a recognised series of law reports or an official website for the publication of judgments, if the information does not identify, and is not likely to lead to the identification of, a person mentioned in subsection (1) (b) ; or

(e) to the publication of information for approved research, if the information does not identify, and is not likely to lead to the identification of, a person mentioned in subsection (1) (b) ; or

(f) if the publication is expressly permitted or required under this or another Act; or

(g) if the publication is permitted under a regulation.

(3) In this section—

"information" includes a photograph, picture, videotape and any other visual representation.

"publish" means publish to the public by television, radio, the internet, newspaper, periodical, notice, circular or other form of communication.