Victorian Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

Intellectually Disabled Persons' Services Act 1986 - SECT 34

Reports of proceedings

34. Reports of proceedings



(1) Unless the Intellectual Disability Review Panel otherwise determines in a
particular case a person must not publish or broadcast or cause to be
published or broadcast any report of the proceedings of the
Intellectual Disability Review Panel.

(2) Where the Intellectual Disability Review Panel considers it would be in
the public interest to do so the Intellectual Disability Review Panel may
determine that a person may publish or broadcast or cause to be published or
broadcast a report of any proceedings of the
Intellectual Disability Review Panel provided that-

   (a)  the report does not contain any particulars calculated to lead to the
        identification of any person in respect of whom the proceedings have
        been brought or any other person concerned in the proceedings; and

   (b)  pictures are not taken of any person in respect of whom proceedings
        have been brought or any other person concerned in the proceedings.

(3) Any person who contravenes this section is guilty of an offence against
this Act and liable to a penalty of not more than 20 penalty units.