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JUSTICE LEGISLATION FURTHER AMENDMENT ACT 2010 (NO. 64 OF 2010) - SECT 27

Offence to publish certain information

See:
Act No.
91/2009
and amending
Act Nos
13/2010 and 16/2010.
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s. 27

After section 182(2) of the Serious Sex Offenders (Detention and Supervision) Act 2009 insert

    "(3)     Despite subsection (1) a media organisation may publish the identity and location of an offender if the information is published—

        (a)     at the request of a member of the police force that disclosed that information; and

        (b)     for the purposes of subsection (2)(b) or (2)(c).

    (4)     In this section—

"media organisation" means a person or body that engages in journalism.".

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