Queensland Consolidated Acts

GUARDIANSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION ACT 2000 - SECT 108

108 Non-publication order

(1) If the tribunal is satisfied it is necessary to avoid serious harm or injustice to a person, the tribunal may, but only to the extent necessary, by order (a
"non-publication order" ), prohibit publication of information about a tribunal proceeding the publication of which is not prohibited under section 114A .

(2) To the extent information about a tribunal proceeding is health information for a person, serious harm to the person includes significant health detriment to the person.

(3) The tribunal may make a non-publication order on its own initiative or on the application of an active party.

(4) If information about a tribunal proceeding discloses information prepared or provided by an entity, the tribunal may make a non-publication order on the application of the entity.

(5) If information about a tribunal proceeding discloses health information for the person—

(a) without limiting subsection (3) or (4) , the tribunal may make a non-publication order on the application of—

(i) the person; or

(ii) an interested person for the person; and

(b) an application may be made by an interested person for the person even after the person’s death.

(6) If a non-publication order is made prohibiting publication of information about a tribunal proceeding and the information about the tribunal proceeding discloses health information for the person, the person’s death does not affect the non-publication order.

(7) A person must not contravene a non-publication order, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty for subsection (7) —200 penalty units.

Note—

See also section 101 .