13—Confidentiality of proceedings
(1) "Protected
information" is information relating to an application under this Act
(including images) that identifies, or may lead to the identification
of—
(a) an
applicant; or
(b) a
person who is related to, or associated with, an applicant or is, or is
alleged to be, in any other way connected in the matter to which the
application relates; or
(c) a
witness in the hearing of the application.
(2) A person who
publishes protected information is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: $5 000 or imprisonment for 1 year.
(3) A person who
discloses protected information knowing that, in consequence of the
disclosure, the information will, or is likely to, be published is guilty of
an offence.
Maximum penalty: $5 000 or imprisonment for 1 year.
(4) This section does
not apply to—
(a) the
publication or disclosure of material—
(i)
by a court or an employee of the Courts Administration
Authority (so long as such publication or disclosure is made in connection
with the administrative functions of the court); or
(ii)
for purposes associated with the administration of this
Act or another Act relevant to the application; or
(b) the
publication in printed or electronic form of material that—
(i)
consists solely or primarily of the reported judgments or
decisions of a court; or
(ii)
is of a technical nature designed primarily for use by
legal practitioners.
(5) In this
section—
"newspaper" means a newspaper, journal, magazine or other publication that is
published at periodic intervals;
"publish" means publish by newspaper, radio or television, or on the internet,
or by some other similar means of communication to the public.