Recorded statement—offence to publish
81J Recorded statement—offence to publish
A person commits an offence if the person—
publishes a recorded statement; and
does not have authority to publish the recorded statement.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.
For this section, a person has authority to publish a recorded statement only if the person publishes the recorded statement in connection with—
the investigation of, or a proceeding for, an offence in relation to which the recorded statement is prepared; or
a re‑hearing, re‑trial or appeal in relation to the proceeding; or
a proceeding for an application for a protection order under the Family Violence Act 2016 if—
the affected person in relation to the application for the protection order is the complainant in relation to the recorded statement; and
the respondent to the application for the protection order is the person against whom the family violence offence, the subject of the recorded statement, is alleged.
In this section:
person includes the complainant in relation to the recorded statement.
publish means communicate or disseminate information in a way or to an extent that makes it available to, or likely to come to the notice of, the public or a section of the public or anyone else not lawfully entitled to the information.
Division 4.5.3 Recorded statement of police interview admissible as evidence—application for protection order
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