New South Wales Consolidated Acts
[Index]
[Table]
[Search]
[Search this Act]
[Notes]
[Noteup]
[Previous]
[Next]
[Download]
[History]
[Help]
CHILDREN (CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS) ACT 1987 - SECT 15D
Exception for publication or broadcasting with consent
15D Exception for publication or broadcasting with consent
(1) This Division does not prohibit the publication or broadcasting of the
name of a person-- (a) in the case of a person who is under the age of 16
years at the time of publication or broadcasting--with the consent of the
court concerned, or
(b) in the case of a person who is of or above the age of
16 years at the time of publication or broadcasting--with the consent of the
person.
(2) A court is not to give consent under this section except with the
concurrence of the child or (if the child is incapable of giving concurrence)
unless the court is of the opinion that it is in the public interest that
consent be given.
(3) A child who is of or above the age of 16 years cannot
give consent for the purposes of this section unless the consent is given in
the presence of an Australian legal practitioner of the child's own choosing.
AustLII: Copyright Policy
| Disclaimers
| Privacy Policy
| Feedback