New South Wales Consolidated Acts
[Index]
[Table]
[Search]
[Search this Act]
[Notes]
[Noteup]
[Previous]
[Next]
[Download]
[History]
[Help]
ADVOCATE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2014 - SECT 29
Restriction on publication of evidence at private hearings
29 Restriction on publication of evidence at private hearings
(1) The Advocate may direct that-- (a) any evidence given before the Advocate
at a private hearing of a special inquiry, or
(b) the contents of any
document, or a description of any thing, produced to the Advocate at a private
hearing, or
(c) any information that might enable a person who has given or
may be about to give evidence at a private hearing to be identified or
located, or
(d) the fact that any person has given or may be about to give
evidence at a private hearing,
must not be published except in such manner,
and to such persons, as the Advocate specifies.
(2) The Advocate is not to
give a direction unless satisfied that the direction is necessary or desirable
in the public interest or for the safety, welfare or well-being of a child or
young person.
(3) A person must not make a publication in contravention of a
direction given under this section. : Maximum penalty--20 penalty units.
AustLII: Copyright Policy
| Disclaimers
| Privacy Policy
| Feedback