Prohibition of publication of complainant’s identity
74 Prohibition of publication of complainant’s identity
A person must not publish, in relation to a sexual offence proceeding—
the complainant’s name; or
protected identity information about the complainant; or
a reference or allusion that discloses the complainant’s identity; or
a reference or allusion from which the complainant’s identity might reasonably be worked out.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.
It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against this section if the person establishes that the complainant consented to the publication before the publication happened.
An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.
In this section:
protected identity information means information about, or allowing someone to find out, the private, business or official address, email address or telephone number of a person.
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