Victorian Current Acts

TERRORISM (COMMUNITY PROTECTION) ACT 2003 - SECT 36

S. 36(1) amended by No. 47/2021 s. 18(1).

    (1)     Unless the Supreme Court orders otherwise, a person must not publish a report of—

        (a)     the hearing of a protection application; or

        (b)     the relevant part of the hearing of a substantive application; or

        (c)     the relevant part of the hearing of an SEO review hearing—

or any information derived from such a hearing.

Penalty:     In the case of a natural person, level 6 imprisonment (5 years maximum) or a level 6 fine (600 penalty units maximum) or both;

    In the case of a body corporate, a level 2 fine (3000 penalty units maximum).

    (2)     The Supreme Court may make an order under subsection (1) if the Court considers it appropriate to do so.

S. 36(3) amended by No. 47/2021 s. 18(2).

    (3)     In this section, "relevant part" has the same meaning as in section 30(3).

New s. 37 inserted by No. 32/2018 s. 71.