South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts31—Publication of names etc of persons involved in proceedings
(1) A person who
publishes or causes to be published—
(a) the
name of a child, or material tending to identify a child, in relation to whom
proceedings have been taken under this Act or any other Australian law that
substantially corresponds to this Act;
(b) the
name of a parent or guardian, or material tending to identify a parent or
guardian, of a child in relation to whom proceedings have been taken under
this Act or any other Australian law that substantially corresponds to this
Act;
(c) the
name of a party, or material tending to identify a party, to proceedings under
this Act or any other Australian law that substantially corresponds to this
Act,
is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: $40 000 or imprisonment for 4 years.
(2) This section does
not apply to the publication of a person's name or other material tending to
identify a person if—
(a)
written consent to the publication has been given by—
(i)
if the person is aged 18 years or more—that person;
or
(ii)
if the person is less than 18 years of age and is not
under the guardianship of the Chief Executive—each parent or guardian of
the person; or
(iii)
if the person is less than 18 years of age and under the
guardianship of the Chief Executive—the Chief Executive; or
(b) the
publication has been authorised by the Court.