Queensland Consolidated Acts

YOUTH JUSTICE ACT 1992 - SECT 301

301 Prohibition of publication of identifying information about a child

(1) A person must not publish identifying information about a child.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty (subject to part 7 )—

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

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

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to—

(a) publication in a way permitted by a court order; or

(b) publication under written authority given under subsection (3) .

(3) The chief executive may give written authority to a person to publish identifying information about a child if the chief executive is satisfied the publication is necessary to ensure a person’s safety.