Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987

This Division does not prohibit the publication or broadcasting of the name of a person—

in the case of a person who is under the age of 16 years at the time of publication or broadcasting—with the consent of the court concerned, or

in the case of a person who is of or above the age of 16 years at the time of publication or broadcasting—with the consent of the person.

A court is not to give consent under this section except with the concurrence of the child or (if the child is incapable of giving concurrence) unless the court is of the opinion that it is in the public interest that consent be given.

A child who is of or above the age of 16 years cannot give consent for the purposes of this section unless the consent is given in the presence of an Australian legal practitioner of the child’s own choosing.