Publication of personal information concerning proceeding before Tribunal
107 Publication of personal information concerning proceeding before Tribunal
In this section —
information about a proceeding means information about —
a proceeding before the Tribunal under Part 5; or
a decision or order (however described) of the Tribunal in a proceeding under that Part;
publish means to disseminate to the public or a section of the public by any means, including the following —
in a newspaper or periodical publication;
by radio broadcast, television, a website, an online facility or other electronic means.
A person must not publish information about a proceeding in a form that discloses personal information about any of the following —
a party to the proceeding;
a person who has appeared before the Tribunal in the proceeding;
the coordinating practitioner for the patient if the coordinating practitioner is not a party to the proceeding;
the consulting practitioner for the patient if the consulting practitioner is not a party to the proceeding;
a former coordinating practitioner or consulting practitioner for the patient if the person is not a party to the proceeding;
if the role of administering practitioner for the patient has been transferred under section 63(2), a person to whom the role has been transferred.
Penalty for this subsection: imprisonment for 12 months.
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