Publication of information of diversion
43 Publication of information of diversion
If a person is found guilty of an offence, information concerning the diversion of the person as a youth for that or any other offence may be produced in the Youth Justice Court for the purpose of determining the sentence to be imposed on the person for the offence.
Information and details of the diversion of a youth must not be published, except as aggregated data for statistical purposes where the information does not permit any particular youth to be identified.
A person who publishes information in contravention of subsection (2) commits an offence.
Maximum penalty: If the offender is a natural person –200 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months.
If the offender is a body corporate –
1 000 penalty units.
In this section, a reference to the diversion of a youth includes a reference to dealing with the youth under a scheme for the diversion of youths operating in a State or another Territory that is similar to the scheme operating under this Part.
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