Queensland Consolidated Acts

QUEENSLAND CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL ACT 2009 - SECT 222

222 Court’s powers relating to person contravening non-publication order

(1) This section applies if—

(a) the tribunal makes a non-publication order prohibiting or restricting the publication or disclosure of a matter; and

(b) a court is hearing—

(i) a prosecution for an offence against section 213 or an enabling Act relating to a contravention of the order; or

(ii) an appeal about a prosecution for an offence against section 213 or an enabling Act relating to a contravention of the order; and

(c) the court considers that, in the circumstances, the court should prohibit or restrict the publication or disclosure of the matter.

(2) The court may make an order prohibiting or restricting the publication or disclosure of the matter.

(3) A contravention of an order made under subsection (2) is contempt of the court.

(4) In this section—

"matter" includes—

(a) a document or other thing; and

(b) a part of, or the contents of, a document or other thing; and

(c) evidence; and

(d) information.