South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts (1) The court may make
an order (an "adverse publicity order") in relation to the offender requiring
the offender—
(a) to
take either or both of the following actions within the period specified in
the order:
(i)
to publicise, in the way specified in the order, the
offence, its consequences, the penalty imposed and any other related matter;
(ii)
to notify a specified person or specified class of
persons, in the way specified in the order, of the offence, its consequences,
the penalty imposed and any other related matter; and
(b) to
give the regulator, within 7 days after the end of the period specified
in the order, evidence that the action or actions were taken by the offender
in accordance with the order.
(2) The court may make
an adverse publicity order on its own initiative or on the application of the
person prosecuting the offence.
(3) If the offender
fails to give evidence to the regulator in accordance with
subsection (1)(b), the regulator, or a person authorised in writing by
the regulator, may take the action or actions specified in the order.
(a) the
offender gives evidence to the regulator in accordance with
subsection (1)(b); and
(b)
despite that evidence, the regulator is not satisfied that the offender has
taken the action or actions specified in the order in accordance with the
order,
the regulator may apply to the court for an order authorising the regulator,
or a person authorised in writing by the regulator, to take the action or
actions.
(5) If the regulator
or a person authorised in writing by the regulator takes an action or actions
in accordance with subsection (3) or an order under subsection (4),
the regulator is entitled to recover from the offender, by action in a court
of competent jurisdiction, an amount in relation to the reasonable expenses of
taking the action or actions as a debt due to the regulator.