New South Wales Consolidated Acts

DRUG AND ALCOHOL TREATMENT ACT 2007 - SECT 41

41 Publication of names

(1) A person must not, whether before or after the proceedings are completed and without the consent of the Magistrate, publish or broadcast the name of any person--

(a) to whom the proceedings relate, or

(b) who appears as a witness in the proceedings, or

(c) who is mentioned or otherwise involved in the proceedings.

: Maximum penalty--50 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months, or both.

(2) This section does not prohibit the publication or broadcasting of an official report of the proceedings that includes the name of any person the publication or broadcasting of which would otherwise be prohibited by this section.

(3) For the purposes of this section, a reference to the name of a person includes a reference to any information, picture or material that identifies the person or is likely to lead to the identification of the person.