Disclosure of criminal record information for reports on judicial decisions and proceedings
22E Disclosure of criminal record information for reports on judicial decisions and proceedings
Subject to subsection (2), the Council of Law Reporting or a licensee of the Council of Law Reporting may disclose a spent conviction or information relating to a spent conviction, including by publishing that information, for the purpose of preparing or disseminating—
a decision of a court or tribunal; or
a report of a court or tribunal proceeding.
Example
The publication of a report in a law report series.
A person or body must not disclose information under subsection (1) unless the disclosure of the information is made in the ordinary course of business of the Council of Law Reporting or its licensee.
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