Queensland Consolidated Acts

EVIDENCE ACT 1977 - SECT 93AC

93AC Publishing section 93A criminal statements or section 93A transcripts prohibited

(1) A person must not publish all or part of a section 93A criminal statement or a section 93A transcript unless the publication—

(a) is approved by the court presiding at the proceeding at which the section 93A criminal statement is presented; and

(b) complies with the conditions of the court’s approval.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—

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

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

(2) The court may approve the publication only in exceptional circumstances.

(3) In this section—

"publish" means disseminate or provide access to the public or a section of the public by any means, including, for example, by television, radio, the internet, newspaper, magazine or notice.