Publicising offences and contraventions
61AFA Publicising offences and contraventions
The Minister or the Authority may publicise, in any way the Minister or Authority thinks appropriate, any or all of the following:
an offence against this Act of which a person has been convicted;
a contravention of a civil penalty provision in respect of which a declaration of contravention has been made against a person or for which a person has been required to pay a pecuniary penalty;
a penalty imposed on a person for an offence or contravention of a civil penalty provision.
This section does not:
limit the Minister’s or Authority’s powers to publicise an offence against or contravention of this Act; or
prevent anyone else from publicising an offence against or contravention of this Act; or
affect any obligation (however imposed) on anyone to publicise an offence against or contravention of this Act.
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