Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000

Despite the Recording of Evidence Act 1962, a transcript of a proceeding under this chapter for an application or order or approval must not be made.

A person must not publish a report of a proceeding under this chapter for an application or order or approval.Maximum penalty—85 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment.

Subsection (4) applies to a proceeding before a court, a tribunal or a commission of inquiry under the Commissions of Inquiry Act 1950.

Without limiting section 803, if the person conducting or presiding over a proceeding is satisfied that publication of any information disclosed in the proceeding could reasonably be expected to reveal details of surveillance device technology or methods of installation, use or retrieval of surveillance devices, the person must make any orders prohibiting or restricting publication of the information that the person considers necessary to ensure that those details are not revealed.

Subsection (4) does not apply to the extent that the person conducting or presiding over the proceeding considers that the interests of justice require otherwise.