Publication of evidence given at inquiry
19B Publication of evidence given at inquiry
A person who was present at an inquiry must not publish, or permit to be published, any evidence given before the inquiry or any of the contents of a document produced at the inquiry, except to the Ombudsman, an officer of the Ombudsman or an Australian legal practitioner appointed under section 19 (4) or as permitted by the Ombudsman or the regulations.
Maximum penalty—50 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months, or both.
Nothing in this section affects section 19A, but a person cannot be punished under both sections for the same publication.
This section does not apply to an officer of the Ombudsman or an Australian legal practitioner appointed under section 19 (4).
It is not a contravention of this section to provide information or evidence to—
a medical practitioner or psychologist for the purposes of providing medical or psychiatric care, treatment or counselling, including psychological counselling, to a person who has given or may give evidence before an inquiry, or
an Australian legal practitioner to obtain legal advice or representation in relation to an inquiry or an investigation relating to an inquiry.
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